Waxing · 15.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 04°
Moon age
4.2days
Moon phase on September 12, 1953Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, September 12, 1953, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 15.2% of its visible face lit, 4.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
15.2%Illumination at noon UTC
4.2 dMoon age
403,439 km250,686 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (5°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 12, 1953 is on Wednesday, September 23, 1953 at 04:16 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 8, 1953 at 07:48 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, September 8, 1953 | 07:48 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 16, 1953 | 09:50 |
The Moon around September 12
More about this date
Saturday, September 12, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 8, 1953 to the new moon of October 8, 1953, a cycle of 29.70 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.