Waning · 90.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 18°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on November 5, 1971Waning Gibbous
On Friday, November 5, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 90.3% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
90.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
368,053 km228,697 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (19°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 5, 1971 is on Tuesday, November 2, 1971 at 21:20 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 18, 1971 at 01:46 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, November 2, 1971 | 21:20 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, November 9, 1971 | 20:52 |
The Moon around November 5
More about this date
Friday, November 5, 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 November 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.