Waning · 99.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 29°
Full Moon at
00:52UTC
Moon phase on September 17, 1959Full Moon
On Thursday, September 17, 1959, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
391,045 km242,984 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (29°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Harvest Moon (also called the Corn Moon), 389,317 km from Earth. Penumbral lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 1959 is on Thursday, September 17, 1959 at 00:52 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 3, 1959 at 01:56 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, September 9, 1959 | 22:07 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, September 17, 1959 | 00:52 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, September 25, 1959 | 02:22 |
The Moon around September 17
More about this date
Thursday, September 17, 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.