Waning · 49.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 10°
Last Quarter at
11:05UTC
Moon phase on October 3, 1969Last Quarter
On Friday, October 3, 1969, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.8% of its visible face lit, 21.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
49.8%Illumination at noon UTC
21.7 dMoon age
403,843 km250,936 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (11°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 3, 1969 is on Thursday, September 25, 1969 at 20:21 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 11, 1969 at 09:39 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, September 25, 1969 | 20:21 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, October 3, 1969 | 11:05 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 11, 1969 | 09:39 |
The Moon around October 3
More about this date
Friday, October 3, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 11, 1969 to the new moon of October 11, 1969, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1969, or the whole moon calendar 1969.
- The same date one year apart: 1968 · 1970.
- 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.