Waxing · 96.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 06°
Moon age
12.1days
Moon phase on October 23, 1969Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, October 23, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.0% of its visible face lit, 12.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.0%Illumination at noon UTC
12.1 dMoon age
377,494 km234,564 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (7°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1969 is on Saturday, October 25, 1969 at 08:44 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 11, 1969 at 09:39 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 18, 1969 | 08:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, October 25, 1969 | 08:44 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Thursday, October 23, 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.