Waxing · 46.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 19°
First Quarter at
20:23UTC
Moon phase on September 17, 1961First Quarter
On Sunday, September 17, 1961, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.3% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
379,175 km235,609 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (20°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 1961 is on Sunday, September 24, 1961 at 11:33 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 10, 1961 at 02:50 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, September 10, 1961 | 02:50 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, September 17, 1961 | 20:23 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, September 24, 1961 | 11:33 |
The Moon around September 17
More about this date
Sunday, September 17, 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.