Waxing · 100.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 20°
Full Moon at
15:59UTC
Moon phase on October 16, 1959Full Moon
On Friday, October 16, 1959, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
398,536 km247,639 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (21°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Hunter's Moon, 399,000 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1959 is on Friday, October 16, 1959 at 15:59 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 2, 1959 at 12:31 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, October 9, 1959 | 04:23 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, October 16, 1959 | 15:59 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, October 24, 1959 | 20:22 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Friday, October 16, 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.