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The Moon on Thursday, October 7, 1982: Waning Gibbous, 77% lit

Waning · 76.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 11°

Moon age

20.0days

Moon phase on October 7, 1982Waning Gibbous

Thursday 7 October 1982370,546 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, October 7, 1982, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 76.9% of its visible face lit, 20.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

76.9%Illumination at noon UTC
20.0 dMoon age
370,546 km230,247 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (11°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 7, 1982 is on Sunday, October 3, 1982 at 01:09 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 17, 1982 at 00:04 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Sunday, October 3, 198201:09
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, October 9, 198223:26

The Moon around October 7

More about this date

Thursday, October 7, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 17, 1982 to the new moon of October 17, 1982, a cycle of 29.50 days.