Waxing · 81.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 24°
Moon age
11.5days
Moon phase on October 8, 1954Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, October 8, 1954, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 81.7% of its visible face lit, 11.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
81.7%Illumination at noon UTC
11.5 dMoon age
375,086 km233,068 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (24°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 8, 1954 is on Tuesday, October 12, 1954 at 05:10 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 27, 1954 at 00:51 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, October 5, 1954 | 05:31 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, October 12, 1954 | 05:10 |
The Moon around October 8
More about this date
Friday, October 8, 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.