Waxing · 77.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 19°
Moon age
10.7days
Moon phase on October 9, 1962Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 9, 1962, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 77.9% of its visible face lit, 10.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
77.9%Illumination at noon UTC
10.7 dMoon age
368,364 km228,891 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (20°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 9, 1962 is on Saturday, October 13, 1962 at 12:33 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 28, 1962 at 19:39 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 6, 1962 | 19:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, October 13, 1962 | 12:33 |
The Moon around October 9
More about this date
Tuesday, October 9, 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.