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The Moon on Friday, October 15, 1971: Waning Crescent, 13% lit

Waning · 12.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 09°

Moon age

25.9days

Moon phase on October 15, 1971Waning Crescent

Friday 15 October 1971403,588 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, October 15, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.7% of its visible face lit, 25.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

12.7%Illumination at noon UTC
25.9 dMoon age
403,588 km250,778 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (10°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 15, 1971 is on Monday, October 4, 1971 at 12:20 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 19, 1971 at 07:59 UTC, 4 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Monday, October 11, 197105:29
New Moon (after)Tuesday, October 19, 197107:59

The Moon around October 15

More about this date

Friday, October 15, 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.