Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 03°
New Moon at
04:43UTC
Moon phase on October 23, 1957New Moon
On Wednesday, October 23, 1957, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
364,251 km226,335 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (4°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1957 is on Tuesday, October 8, 1957 at 21:42 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 23, 1957 at 04:43 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 16, 1957 | 13:44 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, October 23, 1957 | 04:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 30, 1957 | 10:48 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Wednesday, October 23, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 23, 1957 to the new moon of November 21, 1957, a cycle of 29.48 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.