Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 20°
New Moon at
00:41UTC
Moon phase on October 8, 1953New Moon
On Thursday, October 8, 1953, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 0.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
0.5 dMoon age
405,531 km251,986 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (20°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 8, 1953 is on Thursday, October 22, 1953 at 12:56 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 8, 1953 at 00:41 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, September 29, 1953 | 21:52 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, October 8, 1953 | 00:41 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 15, 1953 | 21:44 |
The Moon around October 8
More about this date
Thursday, October 8, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 8, 1953 to the new moon of November 6, 1953, a cycle of 29.72 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.