Waning · 16.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 24°
Moon age
25.4days
Moon phase on October 5, 1961Waning Crescent
On Thursday, October 5, 1961, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.2% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.2%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
405,332 km251,862 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (25°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 5, 1961 is on Sunday, September 24, 1961 at 11:33 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 9, 1961 at 18:53 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 1, 1961 | 14:10 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, October 9, 1961 | 18:53 |
The Moon around October 5
More about this date
Thursday, October 5, 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 October 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.