Waxing · 52.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 14°
First Quarter at
05:31UTC
Moon phase on October 5, 1954First Quarter
On Tuesday, October 5, 1954, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.8% of its visible face lit, 8.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.8%Illumination at noon UTC
8.5 dMoon age
393,123 km244,275 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (15°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 5, 1954 is on Tuesday, October 12, 1954 at 05:10 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 27, 1954 at 00:51 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, September 27, 1954 | 00:51 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, October 5, 1954 | 05:31 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, October 12, 1954 | 05:10 |
The Moon around October 5
More about this date
Tuesday, October 5, 1954 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 27, 1954 to the new moon of October 26, 1954, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1954, or the whole moon calendar 1954.
- The same date one year apart: 1953 · 1955.
- 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.