Waning · 12.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 17°
Moon age
26.4days
Moon phase on October 21, 1965Waning Crescent
On Thursday, October 21, 1965, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.3% of its visible face lit, 26.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.3%Illumination at noon UTC
26.4 dMoon age
368,725 km229,115 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1965 is on Sunday, October 10, 1965 at 14:14 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 24, 1965 at 14:11 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 17, 1965 | 19:00 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, October 24, 1965 | 14:11 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Thursday, October 21, 1965 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 25, 1965 to the new moon of October 24, 1965, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1965, or the whole moon calendar 1965.
- The same date one year apart: 1964 · 1966.
- 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.