Waning · 24.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 29°
Moon age
24.5days
Moon phase on October 21, 1954Waning Crescent
On Thursday, October 21, 1954, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 24.0% of its visible face lit, 24.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
24.0%Illumination at noon UTC
24.5 dMoon age
393,228 km244,341 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (29°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1954 is on Tuesday, October 12, 1954 at 05:10 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 26, 1954 at 17:47 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, October 18, 1954 | 20:30 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, October 26, 1954 | 17:47 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Thursday, October 21, 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.