Waxing · 1.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 22°
Moon age
1.0days
Moon phase on October 3, 1959Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, October 3, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.4% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
364,994 km226,797 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (23°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 3, 1959 is on Friday, October 16, 1959 at 15:59 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 2, 1959 at 12:31 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, October 2, 1959 | 12:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 9, 1959 | 04:23 |
The Moon around October 3
More about this date
Saturday, October 3, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 2, 1959 to the new moon of October 31, 1959, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.