Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 00°
New Moon at
01:46UTC
Moon phase on November 18, 1971New Moon
On Thursday, November 18, 1971, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
400,545 km248,887 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (0°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 18, 1971 is on Thursday, December 2, 1971 at 07:48 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 18, 1971 at 01:46 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, November 9, 1971 | 20:52 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, November 18, 1971 | 01:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, November 25, 1971 | 16:37 |
The Moon around November 18
More about this date
Thursday, November 18, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 18, 1971 to the new moon of December 17, 1971, a cycle of 29.72 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.
- 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.