Waxing · 53.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 19°
First Quarter at
04:23UTC
Moon phase on October 9, 1959First Quarter
On Friday, October 9, 1959, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.7% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
374,283 km232,569 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (20°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 9, 1959 is on Friday, October 16, 1959 at 15:59 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 2, 1959 at 12:31 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, October 2, 1959 | 12:31 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, October 9, 1959 | 04:23 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, October 16, 1959 | 15:59 |
The Moon around October 9
More about this date
Friday, October 9, 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.