Waxing · 41.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 17°
Moon age
6.0days
Moon phase on October 21, 1993Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 21, 1993, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 41.2% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
41.2%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
386,075 km239,896 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (18°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1993 is on Saturday, October 30, 1993 at 12:38 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 15, 1993 at 11:36 UTC, 6 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 21
More about this date
Thursday, October 21, 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.