Waxing · 5.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 11°
Moon age
2.0days
Moon phase on October 8, 1983Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, October 8, 1983, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.5% of its visible face lit, 2.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.5%Illumination at noon UTC
2.0 dMoon age
374,113 km232,463 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (12°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 8, 1983 is on Friday, October 21, 1983 at 21:53 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 6, 1983 at 11:16 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 6, 1983 | 11:16 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 13, 1983 | 19:42 |
The Moon around October 8
More about this date
Saturday, October 8, 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.