Waxing · 13.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 12°
Moon age
3.9days
Moon phase on September 23, 1971Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, September 23, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 13.2% of its visible face lit, 3.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
13.2%Illumination at noon UTC
3.9 dMoon age
404,545 km251,372 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (12°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 23, 1971 is on Monday, October 4, 1971 at 12:20 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 19, 1971 at 14:42 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, September 19, 1971 | 14:42 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, September 27, 1971 | 17:18 |
The Moon around September 23
More about this date
Thursday, September 23, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 19, 1971 to the new moon of October 19, 1971, a cycle of 29.72 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.