Waning · 1.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
28.4days
Moon phase on October 5, 1983Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, October 5, 1983, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 28.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.4 dMoon age
363,227 km225,699 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (28°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 5, 1983 is on Thursday, September 22, 1983 at 06:36 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 6, 1983 at 11:16 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 29, 1983 | 20:05 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, October 6, 1983 | 11:16 |
The Moon around October 5
More about this date
Wednesday, October 5, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 7, 1983 to the new moon of October 6, 1983, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1983, or the whole moon calendar 1983.
- The same date one year apart: 1982 · 1984.
- 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.