Waning · 97.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 02°
Moon age
15.5days
Moon phase on October 6, 1960Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, October 6, 1960, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 15.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
15.5 dMoon age
385,757 km239,698 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1960 is on Tuesday, October 4, 1960 at 22:16 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 20, 1960 at 12:02 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 4, 1960 | 22:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 12, 1960 | 17:25 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Thursday, October 6, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 20, 1960 to the new moon of October 20, 1960, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1960, or the whole moon calendar 1960.
- The same date one year apart: 1959 · 1961.
- 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.