Waning · 98.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 11°
Moon age
16.4days
Moon phase on October 21, 1975Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 21, 1975, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 16.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.4 dMoon age
400,510 km248,865 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1975 is on Monday, October 20, 1975 at 05:06 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 3, 1975 at 13:05 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, October 20, 1975 | 05:06 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, October 27, 1975 | 22:07 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Tuesday, October 21, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 5, 1975 to the new moon of November 3, 1975, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1975, or the whole moon calendar 1975.
- The same date one year apart: 1974 · 1976.
- 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.