Waxing · 99.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 24°
Full Moon at
21:31UTC
Moon phase on October 23, 1961Full Moon
On Monday, October 23, 1961, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
367,799 km228,540 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (25°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Hunter's Moon, 369,068 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1961 is on Monday, October 23, 1961 at 21:31 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 9, 1961 at 18:53 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, October 17, 1961 | 04:35 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, October 23, 1961 | 21:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 31, 1961 | 08:59 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Monday, October 23, 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.