Waxing · 48.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 21°
First Quarter at
15:45UTC
Moon phase on November 16, 1969First Quarter
On Sunday, November 16, 1969, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.4% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
371,288 km230,708 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (22°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 16, 1969 is on Sunday, November 23, 1969 at 23:54 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, November 9, 1969 at 22:11 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, November 9, 1969 | 22:11 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, November 16, 1969 | 15:45 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, November 23, 1969 | 23:54 |
The Moon around November 16
More about this date
Sunday, November 16, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 9, 1969 to the new moon of December 9, 1969, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 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.