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The Moon on Thursday, November 23, 1961: Waning Gibbous, 98% lit

Waning · 98.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 14°

Moon age

15.1days

Moon phase on November 23, 1961Waning Gibbous

Thursday 23 November 1961384,165 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, November 23, 1961, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
384,165 km238,709 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to November 23, 1961 is on Wednesday, November 22, 1961 at 09:44 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 7, 1961 at 23:52 UTC, 14 days later.

The Moon around November 23

More about this date

Thursday, November 23, 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.