Waning · 79.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Moon age
18.4days
Moon phase on September 28, 1961Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, September 28, 1961, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 79.7% of its visible face lit, 18.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
79.7%Illumination at noon UTC
18.4 dMoon age
380,515 km236,441 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 28, 1961 is on Sunday, September 24, 1961 at 11:33 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 9, 1961 at 18:53 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, September 24, 1961 | 11:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 1, 1961 | 14:10 |
The Moon around September 28
More about this date
Thursday, September 28, 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.