Waxing · 26.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 23°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on September 15, 1961Waxing Crescent
On Friday, September 15, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.1% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
26.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
388,511 km241,409 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (24°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 15, 1961 is on Sunday, September 24, 1961 at 11:33 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 10, 1961 at 02:50 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, September 10, 1961 | 02:50 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, September 17, 1961 | 20:23 |
The Moon around September 15
More about this date
Friday, September 15, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 10, 1961 to the new moon of October 9, 1961, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1961, or the whole moon calendar 1961.
- The same date one year apart: 1960 · 1962.
- 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.