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Moon phases October 1961

Last quarter
Sun 01 Oct
14:10 UTC
New moon
Mon 09 Oct
18:53 UTC
First quarter
Tue 17 Oct
04:35 UTC
Full · Hunter's
Mon 23 Oct
21:31 UTC
Last quarter
Tue 31 Oct
08:59 UTC

In October 1961 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Sunday, October 1 at 14:10 UTC, the New Moon on Monday, October 9 at 18:53 UTC, the First Quarter on Tuesday, October 17 at 04:35 UTC, the Full Moon on Monday, October 23 at 21:31 UTC and the Last Quarter on Tuesday, October 31 at 08:59 UTC. The full moon is the Hunter's Moon.

01Last Q Last Quarter, 51% lit 51%14:10 02 Waning Crescent, 41% lit 41% 03 Waning Crescent, 32% lit 32% 04 Waning Crescent, 24% lit 24% 05 Waning Crescent, 16% lit 16% 06 Waning Crescent, 10% lit 10% 07 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 08 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 09New New Moon, 0% lit 0%18:53 10 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 11 Waxing Crescent, 3% lit 3% 12 Waxing Crescent, 8% lit 8% 13 Waxing Crescent, 14% lit 14% 14 Waxing Crescent, 22% lit 22% 15 Waxing Crescent, 32% lit 32% 16 Waxing Crescent, 42% lit 42% 17First Q First Quarter, 54% lit 54%04:35 18 Waxing Gibbous, 65% lit 65% 19 Waxing Gibbous, 75% lit 75% 20 Waxing Gibbous, 85% lit 85% 21 Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 22 Waxing Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 23Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%21:31 24 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 25 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 26 Waning Gibbous, 91% lit 91% 27 Waning Gibbous, 85% lit 85% 28 Waning Gibbous, 77% lit 77% 29 Waning Gibbous, 68% lit 68% 30 Waning Gibbous, 58% lit 58% 31Last Q Last Quarter, 49% lit 49%08:59

Exact phase times

October 1961 has five primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on October 1, the New Moon on October 9, the First Quarter on October 17, the Full Moon on October 23 and the Last Quarter on October 31.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterSunday, October 1, 196114:10
New MoonMonday, October 9, 196118:53
First QuarterTuesday, October 17, 196104:35
Full MoonMonday, October 23, 196121:31
Last QuarterTuesday, October 31, 196108:59

Monday, October 23, 1961: Hunter's Moon, 369,068 km from Earth.

Full moons · 1961

Thirteen full moons, three blue

01 Jan Wolf Micromoon 31 Jan Blue Blue moon 02 Mar Worm partial eclipse 01 Apr Pink 30 Apr Blue Blue moon 30 May Flower 28 Jun Straw­berry Supermoon 27 Jul Buck Supermoon 26 Aug Sturgeon partial eclipse 24 Sept Harvest Supermoon 23 Oct Hunter’s 22 Nov Beaver Blue moon 22 Dec Cold