Waxing · 74.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 16°
Moon age
9.0days
Moon phase on October 11, 1959Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, October 11, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 74.5% of its visible face lit, 9.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
74.5%Illumination at noon UTC
9.0 dMoon age
381,729 km237,195 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (17°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 11, 1959 is on Friday, October 16, 1959 at 15:59 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 2, 1959 at 12:31 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, October 9, 1959 | 04:23 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, October 16, 1959 | 15:59 |
The Moon around October 11
More about this date
Sunday, October 11, 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.