Waning · 7.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 11°
Moon age
26.8days
Moon phase on September 5, 1953Waning Crescent
On Saturday, September 5, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.2% of its visible face lit, 26.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.2%Illumination at noon UTC
26.8 dMoon age
400,839 km249,069 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (12°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 5, 1953 is on Monday, August 24, 1953 at 20:21 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 8, 1953 at 07:48 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, August 31, 1953 | 10:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 8, 1953 | 07:48 |
The Moon around September 5
More about this date
Saturday, September 5, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 9, 1953 to the new moon of September 8, 1953, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- 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.