Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 29°
New Moon at
00:04UTC
Moon phase on October 17, 1982New Moon
On Sunday, October 17, 1982, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 30.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
30.0 dMoon age
387,520 km240,794 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (30°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1982 is on Sunday, October 3, 1982 at 01:09 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 17, 1982 at 00:04 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 9, 1982 | 23:26 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, October 17, 1982 | 00:04 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, October 25, 1982 | 00:08 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Sunday, October 17, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 17, 1982 to the new moon of November 15, 1982, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1982, or the whole moon calendar 1982.
- The same date one year apart: 1981 · 1983.
- 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.