Waxing · 93.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 23°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on October 17, 1975Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, October 17, 1975, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.4% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
406,009 km252,282 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (24°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1975 is on Monday, October 20, 1975 at 05:06 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 5, 1975 at 03:23 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 12, 1975 | 01:15 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 20, 1975 | 05:06 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Friday, October 17, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 5, 1975 to the new moon of November 3, 1975, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1975, or the whole moon calendar 1975.
- The same date one year apart: 1974 · 1976.
- 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.