Waxing · 96.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Moon age
13.5days
Moon phase on September 3, 1971Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, September 3, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.0% of its visible face lit, 13.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.0%Illumination at noon UTC
13.5 dMoon age
365,143 km226,889 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (17°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 3, 1971 is on Sunday, September 5, 1971 at 04:02 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 20, 1971 at 22:54 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 29, 1971 | 02:56 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, September 5, 1971 | 04:02 |
The Moon around September 3
More about this date
Friday, September 3, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 20, 1971 to the new moon of September 19, 1971, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
- 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.