Waxing · 66.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 12°
Moon age
9.6days
Moon phase on October 17, 1991Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, October 17, 1991, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 66.6% of its visible face lit, 9.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
66.6%Illumination at noon UTC
9.6 dMoon age
401,486 km249,471 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (13°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1991 is on Wednesday, October 23, 1991 at 11:08 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 7, 1991 at 21:39 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, October 15, 1991 | 17:33 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 23, 1991 | 11:08 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Thursday, October 17, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 7, 1991 to the new moon of November 6, 1991, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
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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.