Waxing · 9.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 16°
Moon age
2.6days
Moon phase on November 3, 1959Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, November 3, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.7% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
9.7%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
360,790 km224,185 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (16°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 3, 1959 is on Sunday, November 15, 1959 at 09:42 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 31, 1959 at 22:41 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 31, 1959 | 22:41 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, November 7, 1959 | 13:24 |
The Moon around November 3
More about this date
Tuesday, November 3, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 31, 1959 to the new moon of November 30, 1959, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 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.