Waxing · 6.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 22°
Moon age
2.0days
Moon phase on October 17, 1993Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, October 17, 1993, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.0% of its visible face lit, 2.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.0%Illumination at noon UTC
2.0 dMoon age
362,794 km225,430 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (22°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1993 is on Saturday, October 30, 1993 at 12:38 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 15, 1993 at 11:36 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, October 15, 1993 | 11:36 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 22, 1993 | 08:52 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Sunday, October 17, 1993 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 15, 1993 to the new moon of November 13, 1993, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1993, or the whole moon calendar 1993.
- The same date one year apart: 1992 · 1994.
- 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.