Waxing · 1.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°
Moon age
1.2days
Moon phase on September 17, 1955Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, September 17, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.9% of its visible face lit, 1.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.9%Illumination at noon UTC
1.2 dMoon age
387,067 km240,512 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (9°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 1955 is on Saturday, October 1, 1955 at 19:17 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 16, 1955 at 06:19 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, September 16, 1955 | 06:19 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 24, 1955 | 03:41 |
The Moon around September 17
More about this date
Saturday, September 17, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 16, 1955 to the new moon of October 15, 1955, a cycle of 29.55 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.