Waning · 5.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 14°
Moon age
27.2days
Moon phase on October 5, 1953Waning Crescent
On Monday, October 5, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.7% of its visible face lit, 27.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.7%Illumination at noon UTC
27.2 dMoon age
405,955 km252,249 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (14°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 5, 1953 is on Wednesday, September 23, 1953 at 04:16 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 8, 1953 at 00:41 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, September 29, 1953 | 21:52 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, October 8, 1953 | 00:41 |
The Moon around October 5
More about this date
Monday, October 5, 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 October 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.