Moon

Thursday, October 20, 1859

Waning Crescent


The lunar phase on Thursday, October 20, 1859 was a Waning Crescent. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 29% illuminated, 24.2 days old, and 82% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waning Crescent phase, the illuminated sliver continues to shrink, nearing the end of the lunar cycle.

Date:October 20, 1859
Moon Phase:Waning Crescent
Illumination:29%
Age:24.2 Days
Longitude:142.5°
Moon Sign:Leo


The next New Moon was on Tuesday, October 25, 1859, and the next Full Moon was on Thursday, November 10, 1859 (Beaver Moon).


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of October 1859.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waxing Crescent title=
  • 2Waxing Crescent title=
  • 3First Quarter title=
  • 4Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 5Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 6Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 7Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 8Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 9Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 10Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 11Full Moon title=
  • 12Waning Gibbous title=
  • 13Waning Gibbous title=
  • 14Waning Gibbous title=
  • 15Waning Gibbous title=
  • 16Waning Gibbous title=
  • 17Waning Gibbous title=
  • 18Last Quarter title=
  • 19Waning Crescent title=
  • 20Waning Crescent title=
  • 21Waning Crescent title=
  • 22Waning Crescent title=
  • 23Waning Crescent title=
  • 24Waning Crescent title=
  • 25New Moon title=
  • 26Waxing Crescent title=
  • 27Waxing Crescent title=
  • 28Waxing Crescent title=
  • 29Waxing Crescent title=
  • 30Waxing Crescent title=
  • 31Waxing Crescent title=

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