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Moon phases October 2012

Last quarter
Mon 08 Oct
07:34 UTC
New moon
Mon 15 Oct
12:03 UTC
First quarter
Mon 22 Oct
03:32 UTC
Full · Hunter's
Mon 29 Oct
19:50 UTC

In October 2012 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Monday, October 8 at 07:34 UTC, the New Moon on Monday, October 15 at 12:03 UTC, the First Quarter on Monday, October 22 at 03:32 UTC and the Full Moon on Monday, October 29 at 19:50 UTC. The full moon is the Hunter's Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 02 Waning Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 03 Waning Gibbous, 90% lit 90% 04 Waning Gibbous, 83% lit 83% 05 Waning Gibbous, 76% lit 76% 06 Waning Gibbous, 67% lit 67% 07 Waning Gibbous, 58% lit 58% 08Last Q Last Quarter, 48% lit 48%07:34 09 Waning Crescent, 39% lit 39% 10 Waning Crescent, 29% lit 29% 11 Waning Crescent, 20% lit 20% 12 Waning Crescent, 12% lit 12% 13 Waning Crescent, 6% lit 6% 14 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 15New New Moon, 0% lit 0%12:03 16 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 17 Waxing Crescent, 6% lit 6% 18 Waxing Crescent, 13% lit 13% 19 Waxing Crescent, 22% lit 22% 20 Waxing Crescent, 32% lit 32% 21 Waxing Crescent, 43% lit 43% 22First Q First Quarter, 54% lit 54%03:32 23 Waxing Gibbous, 65% lit 65% 24 Waxing Gibbous, 74% lit 74% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 83% lit 83% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 90% lit 90% 27 Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 28 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 29Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%19:50 30 Waning Gibbous, 100% lit 100% 31 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98%

Exact phase times

October 2012 has four primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on October 8, the New Moon on October 15, the First Quarter on October 22 and the Full Moon on October 29.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterMonday, October 8, 201207:34
New MoonMonday, October 15, 201212:03
First QuarterMonday, October 22, 201203:32
Full MoonMonday, October 29, 201219:50

Monday, October 29, 2012: Hunter's Moon, 403,218 km from Earth. Micromoon

Full moons · 2012

Thirteen full moons, one blue

09 Jan Wolf 07 Feb Snow 08 Mar Worm Supermoon 06 Apr Pink Supermoon 06 May Flower Supermoon 04 Jun Straw­berry partial eclipse 03 Jul Buck Supermoon 02 Aug Sturgeon 31 Aug Blue Blue moon 30 Sept Harvest 29 Oct Hunter’s Micromoon 28 Nov Beaver penumbral eclipse 28 Dec Cold Micromoon