Waxing · 15.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 15°
Moon age
4.2days
Moon phase on October 23, 1971Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, October 23, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 15.5% of its visible face lit, 4.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
15.5%Illumination at noon UTC
4.2 dMoon age
397,947 km247,273 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1971 is on Tuesday, November 2, 1971 at 21:20 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 19, 1971 at 07:59 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 19, 1971 | 07:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 27, 1971 | 05:54 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Saturday, October 23, 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.