Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 27°
New Moon at
07:59UTC
Moon phase on October 19, 1971New Moon
On Tuesday, October 19, 1971, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
406,144 km252,366 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (27°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 19, 1971 is on Tuesday, November 2, 1971 at 21:20 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 19, 1971 at 07:59 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, October 11, 1971 | 05:29 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, October 19, 1971 | 07:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 27, 1971 | 05:54 |
The Moon around October 19
More about this date
Tuesday, October 19, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 19, 1971 to the new moon of November 18, 1971, a cycle of 29.74 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.
- 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.