Waxing · 97.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on October 22, 1961Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, October 22, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.2% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
365,505 km227,114 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (10°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 22, 1961 is on Monday, October 23, 1961 at 21:31 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 9, 1961 at 18:53 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, October 17, 1961 | 04:35 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 23, 1961 | 21:31 |
The Moon around October 22
More about this date
Sunday, October 22, 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.