Waning · 0.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 12°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on September 15, 1955Waning Crescent
On Thursday, September 15, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
379,108 km235,567 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (12°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 15, 1955 is on Friday, September 2, 1955 at 07:59 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 16, 1955 at 06:19 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, September 9, 1955 | 07:59 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, September 16, 1955 | 06:19 |
The Moon around September 15
More about this date
Thursday, September 15, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 17, 1955 to the new moon of September 16, 1955, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.