Waning · 39.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 05°
Moon age
23.7days
Moon phase on October 17, 1957Waning Crescent
On Thursday, October 17, 1957, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 39.8% of its visible face lit, 23.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
39.8%Illumination at noon UTC
23.7 dMoon age
371,624 km230,916 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (6°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1957 is on Tuesday, October 8, 1957 at 21:42 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 23, 1957 at 04:43 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 16, 1957 | 13:44 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 23, 1957 | 04:43 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Thursday, October 17, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 23, 1957 to the new moon of October 23, 1957, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1957, or the whole moon calendar 1957.
- The same date one year apart: 1956 · 1958.
- 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.