Waning · 5.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 22°
Moon age
27.4days
Moon phase on October 13, 1974Waning Crescent
On Sunday, October 13, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.7% of its visible face lit, 27.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.7%Illumination at noon UTC
27.4 dMoon age
365,791 km227,292 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (23°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 13, 1974 is on Tuesday, October 1, 1974 at 10:38 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 15, 1974 at 12:25 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, October 8, 1974 | 19:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, October 15, 1974 | 12:25 |
The Moon around October 13
More about this date
Sunday, October 13, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 16, 1974 to the new moon of October 15, 1974, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
- 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.