Waxing · 53.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 27°
First Quarter at
04:35UTC
Moon phase on October 17, 1961First Quarter
On Tuesday, October 17, 1961, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.6% of its visible face lit, 7.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.7 dMoon age
371,679 km230,950 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (28°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1961 is on Monday, October 23, 1961 at 21:31 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 9, 1961 at 18:53 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, October 9, 1961 | 18:53 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, October 17, 1961 | 04:35 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 23, 1961 | 21:31 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Tuesday, October 17, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 9, 1961 to the new moon of November 8, 1961, a cycle of 29.63 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.