Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 13°
New Moon at
11:16UTC
Moon phase on October 6, 1983New Moon
On Thursday, October 6, 1983, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
365,559 km227,148 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1983 is on Thursday, September 22, 1983 at 06:36 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 6, 1983 at 11:16 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 29, 1983 | 20:05 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, October 6, 1983 | 11:16 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 13, 1983 | 19:42 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Thursday, October 6, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 6, 1983 to the new moon of November 4, 1983, a cycle of 29.46 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.