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The Moon on Saturday, October 9, 1971: Waning Gibbous, 68% lit

Waning · 68.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°

Moon age

19.9days

Moon phase on October 9, 1971Waning Gibbous

Saturday 9 October 1971375,731 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, October 9, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 68.2% of its visible face lit, 19.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

68.2%Illumination at noon UTC
19.9 dMoon age
375,731 km233,469 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (24°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 9, 1971 is on Monday, October 4, 1971 at 12:20 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 19, 1971 at 07:59 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, October 4, 197112:20
Last Quarter (after)Monday, October 11, 197105:29

The Moon around October 9

More about this date

Saturday, October 9, 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.