Waning · 8.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 10°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on October 8, 1969Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, October 8, 1969, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.8% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.8%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
395,031 km245,461 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (11°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 8, 1969 is on Thursday, September 25, 1969 at 20:21 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 11, 1969 at 09:39 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, October 3, 1969 | 11:05 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 11, 1969 | 09:39 |
The Moon around October 8
More about this date
Wednesday, October 8, 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.