Waxing · 97.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 10°
Moon age
14.0days
Moon phase on October 20, 1983Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, October 20, 1983, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.8% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
396,682 km246,487 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (10°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 20, 1983 is on Friday, October 21, 1983 at 21:53 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 6, 1983 at 11:16 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 13, 1983 | 19:42 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, October 21, 1983 | 21:53 |
The Moon around October 20
More about this date
Thursday, October 20, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.