Waxing · 72.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 21°
Moon age
9.1days
Moon phase on November 17, 1961Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, November 17, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.1% of its visible face lit, 9.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
72.1%Illumination at noon UTC
9.1 dMoon age
369,639 km229,683 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (21°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 17, 1961 is on Wednesday, November 22, 1961 at 09:44 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 8, 1961 at 09:59 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, November 15, 1961 | 12:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, November 22, 1961 | 09:44 |
The Moon around November 17
More about this date
Friday, November 17, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 8, 1961 to the new moon of December 7, 1961, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 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.