Waning · 64.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 06°
Moon age
20.5days
Moon phase on October 17, 1954Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, October 17, 1954, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 64.8% of its visible face lit, 20.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
64.8%Illumination at noon UTC
20.5 dMoon age
372,811 km231,654 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (7°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1954 is on Tuesday, October 12, 1954 at 05:10 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 26, 1954 at 17:47 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 12, 1954 | 05:10 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, October 18, 1954 | 20:30 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Sunday, October 17, 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.