Waxing · 44.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°
Moon age
7.2days
Moon phase on September 23, 1955Waxing Crescent
On Friday, September 23, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 44.0% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
44.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
404,177 km251,144 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (23°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 23, 1955 is on Saturday, October 1, 1955 at 19:17 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 16, 1955 at 06:19 UTC, 7 days 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 23
More about this date
Friday, September 23, 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.