Waxing · 97.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 03°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on September 15, 1959Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, September 15, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.4% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
383,787 km238,474 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (3°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 15, 1959 is on Thursday, September 17, 1959 at 00:52 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 3, 1959 at 01:56 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, September 9, 1959 | 22:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, September 17, 1959 | 00:52 |
The Moon around September 15
More about this date
Tuesday, September 15, 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.