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Moon phases October 2018

Last quarter
Tue 02 Oct
09:46 UTC
New moon
Tue 09 Oct
03:47 UTC
First quarter
Tue 16 Oct
18:02 UTC
Full · Hunter's
Wed 24 Oct
16:45 UTC
Last quarter
Wed 31 Oct
16:40 UTC

In October 2018 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Tuesday, October 2 at 09:46 UTC, the New Moon on Tuesday, October 9 at 03:47 UTC, the First Quarter on Tuesday, October 16 at 18:02 UTC, the Full Moon on Wednesday, October 24 at 16:45 UTC and the Last Quarter on Wednesday, October 31 at 16:40 UTC. The full moon is the Hunter's Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 60% lit 60% 02Last Q Last Quarter, 49% lit 49%09:46 03 Waning Crescent, 38% lit 38% 04 Waning Crescent, 27% lit 27% 05 Waning Crescent, 17% lit 17% 06 Waning Crescent, 9% lit 9% 07 Waning Crescent, 4% lit 4% 08 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 09New New Moon, 0% lit 0%03:47 10 Waxing Crescent, 2% lit 2% 11 Waxing Crescent, 7% lit 7% 12 Waxing Crescent, 13% lit 13% 13 Waxing Crescent, 21% lit 21% 14 Waxing Crescent, 29% lit 29% 15 Waxing Crescent, 38% lit 38% 16First Q First Quarter, 48% lit 48%18:02 17 Waxing Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 18 Waxing Gibbous, 66% lit 66% 19 Waxing Gibbous, 75% lit 75% 20 Waxing Gibbous, 83% lit 83% 21 Waxing Gibbous, 89% lit 89% 22 Waxing Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 23 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 24Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%16:45 25 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 26 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 27 Waning Gibbous, 91% lit 91% 28 Waning Gibbous, 83% lit 83% 29 Waning Gibbous, 74% lit 74% 30 Waning Gibbous, 64% lit 64% 31Last Q Last Quarter, 52% lit 52%16:40

Exact phase times

October 2018 has five primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on October 2, the New Moon on October 9, the First Quarter on October 16, the Full Moon on October 24 and the Last Quarter on October 31.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterTuesday, October 2, 201809:46
New MoonTuesday, October 9, 201803:47
First QuarterTuesday, October 16, 201818:02
Full MoonWednesday, October 24, 201816:45
Last QuarterWednesday, October 31, 201816:40

Wednesday, October 24, 2018: Hunter's Moon, 383,834 km from Earth.

Full moons · 2018

Thirteen full moons, two blue

02 Jan Wolf Supermoon 31 Jan Blue total eclipse 02 Mar Worm 31 Mar Blue Blue moon 30 Apr Pink 29 May Flower 28 Jun Straw­berry Micromoon 27 Jul Buck total eclipse 26 Aug Sturgeon Micromoon 25 Sept Harvest 24 Oct Hunter’s 23 Nov Beaver 22 Dec Cold Supermoon