Waning · 93.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 10°
Moon age
16.9days
Moon phase on October 6, 1971Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 6, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 93.9% of its visible face lit, 16.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
93.9%Illumination at noon UTC
16.9 dMoon age
360,126 km223,772 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (11°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1971 is on Monday, October 4, 1971 at 12:20 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 19, 1971 at 07:59 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, October 4, 1971 | 12:20 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, October 11, 1971 | 05:29 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Wednesday, October 6, 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 October 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.