Waxing · 26.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on October 20, 1974Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, October 20, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.1% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
26.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
394,733 km245,275 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 20, 1974 is on Thursday, October 31, 1974 at 01:19 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 15, 1974 at 12:25 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 15, 1974 | 12:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 23, 1974 | 01:53 |
The Moon around October 20
More about this date
Sunday, October 20, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 15, 1974 to the new moon of November 14, 1974, a cycle of 29.52 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.