Waning · 98.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 13°
Moon age
15.5days
Moon phase on October 23, 1953Waning Gibbous
On Friday, October 23, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 15.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
15.5 dMoon age
361,323 km224,516 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (13°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1953 is on Thursday, October 22, 1953 at 12:56 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, November 6, 1953 at 17:58 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, October 22, 1953 | 12:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 29, 1953 | 13:10 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Friday, October 23, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.