Waning · 96.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 17°
Moon age
16.6days
Moon phase on November 17, 1959Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, November 17, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.0% of its visible face lit, 16.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.0%Illumination at noon UTC
16.6 dMoon age
406,375 km252,510 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (17°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 17, 1959 is on Sunday, November 15, 1959 at 09:42 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 30, 1959 at 08:46 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, November 15, 1959 | 09:42 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, November 23, 1959 | 13:03 |
The Moon around November 17
More about this date
Tuesday, November 17, 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.