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The Moon on Saturday, October 1, 1955: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 03°

Full Moon at

19:17UTC

Moon phase on October 1, 1955Full Moon

Saturday 1 October 1955375,399 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, October 1, 1955, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
375,399 km233,262 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (4°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Harvest Moon, 374,212 km from Earth.

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 1, 1955 is on Saturday, October 1, 1955 at 19:17 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 15, 1955 at 19:32 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Saturday, September 24, 195503:41
Full Moon (this day)Saturday, October 1, 195519:17
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, October 8, 195514:04

The Moon around October 1

More about this date

Saturday, October 1, 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.