Waxing · 29.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
Moon age
5.1days
Moon phase on October 16, 1969Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 16, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.5% of its visible face lit, 5.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
29.5%Illumination at noon UTC
5.1 dMoon age
370,738 km230,366 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1969 is on Saturday, October 25, 1969 at 08:44 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 11, 1969 at 09:39 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 11, 1969 | 09:39 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, October 18, 1969 | 08:32 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Thursday, October 16, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 11, 1969 to the new moon of November 9, 1969, a cycle of 29.52 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.