Waxing · 7.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 28°
Moon age
2.6days
Moon phase on October 21, 1952Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, October 21, 1952, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.2% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
383,551 km238,327 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (29°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1952 is on Saturday, November 1, 1952 at 23:10 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 18, 1952 at 22:42 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 18, 1952 | 22:42 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 26, 1952 | 04:04 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Tuesday, October 21, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 18, 1952 to the new moon of November 17, 1952, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1952, or the whole moon calendar 1952.
- The same date one year apart: 1951 · 1953.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.