Waxing · 17.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 08°
Moon age
4.5days
Moon phase on October 12, 1953Waxing Crescent
On Monday, October 12, 1953, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 17.8% of its visible face lit, 4.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
17.8%Illumination at noon UTC
4.5 dMoon age
395,947 km246,030 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (9°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 12, 1953 is on Thursday, October 22, 1953 at 12:56 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 8, 1953 at 00:41 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 8, 1953 | 00:41 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 15, 1953 | 21:44 |
The Moon around October 12
More about this date
Monday, October 12, 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.