Waxing · 36.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 12°
Moon age
6.7days
Moon phase on October 22, 1955Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, October 22, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 36.4% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
36.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
404,050 km251,065 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (12°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 22, 1955 is on Monday, October 31, 1955 at 06:04 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 15, 1955 at 19:32 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 15, 1955 | 19:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 23, 1955 | 23:05 |
The Moon around October 22
More about this date
Saturday, October 22, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 15, 1955 to the new moon of November 14, 1955, a cycle of 29.69 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.