Waning · 98.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 21°
Moon age
16.4days
Moon phase on October 2, 1974Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 2, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.8% of its visible face lit, 16.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.8%Illumination at noon UTC
16.4 dMoon age
392,869 km244,117 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (21°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 1974 is on Tuesday, October 1, 1974 at 10:38 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 15, 1974 at 12:25 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 1, 1974 | 10:38 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 8, 1974 | 19:46 |
The Moon around October 2
More about this date
Wednesday, October 2, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 16, 1974 to the new moon of October 15, 1974, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.