Waning · 11.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 08°
Moon age
26.2days
Moon phase on October 12, 1955Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, October 12, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.9% of its visible face lit, 26.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
11.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.2 dMoon age
381,536 km237,076 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (8°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 12, 1955 is on Saturday, October 1, 1955 at 19:17 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 15, 1955 at 19:32 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 8, 1955 | 14:04 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 15, 1955 | 19:32 |
The Moon around October 12
More about this date
Wednesday, October 12, 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 October 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.