Waning · 3.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°
Moon age
27.7days
Moon phase on October 26, 1962Waning Crescent
On Friday, October 26, 1962, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.9% of its visible face lit, 27.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.9%Illumination at noon UTC
27.7 dMoon age
406,281 km252,451 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (10°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 26, 1962 is on Saturday, October 13, 1962 at 12:33 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 28, 1962 at 13:05 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 20, 1962 | 08:47 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, October 28, 1962 | 13:05 |
The Moon around October 26
More about this date
Friday, October 26, 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.