Waxing · 46.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 08°
First Quarter at
19:54UTC
Moon phase on October 6, 1962First Quarter
On Saturday, October 6, 1962, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.7% of its visible face lit, 7.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.7 dMoon age
385,835 km239,747 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (9°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1962 is on Saturday, October 13, 1962 at 12:33 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 28, 1962 at 19:39 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, September 28, 1962 | 19:39 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, October 6, 1962 | 19:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, October 13, 1962 | 12:33 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Saturday, October 6, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 28, 1962 to the new moon of October 28, 1962, a cycle of 29.73 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1962, or the whole moon calendar 1962.
- The same date one year apart: 1961 · 1963.
- 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.