Waning · 49.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 09°
Last Quarter at
10:27UTC
Moon phase on October 2, 1942Last Quarter
On Friday, October 2, 1942, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.5% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
49.5%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
404,141 km251,122 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (9°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 1942 is on Thursday, September 24, 1942 at 14:34 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 10, 1942 at 04:06 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, September 24, 1942 | 14:34 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, October 2, 1942 | 10:27 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 10, 1942 | 04:06 |
The Moon around October 2
More about this date
Friday, October 2, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 10, 1942 to the new moon of October 10, 1942, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
- 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.