Waning · 8.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 01°
Moon age
27.0days
Moon phase on October 29, 1959Waning Crescent
On Thursday, October 29, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.3% of its visible face lit, 27.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.0 dMoon age
369,663 km229,698 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (2°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 29, 1959 is on Friday, October 16, 1959 at 15:59 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 31, 1959 at 22:41 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 24, 1959 | 20:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 31, 1959 | 22:41 |
The Moon around October 29
More about this date
Thursday, October 29, 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.