Waning · 94.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 16°
Moon age
17.4days
Moon phase on October 12, 1984Waning Gibbous
On Friday, October 12, 1984, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 94.4% of its visible face lit, 17.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
94.4%Illumination at noon UTC
17.4 dMoon age
401,483 km249,470 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (17°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 12, 1984 is on Tuesday, October 9, 1984 at 23:58 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 24, 1984 at 12:08 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 9, 1984 | 23:58 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 17, 1984 | 21:14 |
The Moon around October 12
More about this date
Friday, October 12, 1984 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 25, 1984 to the new moon of October 24, 1984, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1984, or the whole moon calendar 1984.
- The same date one year apart: 1983 · 1985.
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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.