Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 15°
New Moon at
01:56UTC
Moon phase on September 3, 1959New Moon
On Thursday, September 3, 1959, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
376,158 km233,734 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (16°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 3, 1959 is on Thursday, September 17, 1959 at 00:52 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 3, 1959 at 01:56 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 26, 1959 | 08:03 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, September 3, 1959 | 01:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 9, 1959 | 22:07 |
The Moon around September 3
More about this date
Thursday, September 3, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 3, 1959 to the new moon of October 2, 1959, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- 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.