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The Moon on Monday, October 17, 1994: Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit

Waxing · 96.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 01°

Moon age

12.3days

Moon phase on October 17, 1994Waxing Gibbous

Monday 17 October 1994399,335 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, October 17, 1994, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.2% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

96.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
399,335 km248,135 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (2°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 17, 1994 is on Wednesday, October 19, 1994 at 12:18 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 5, 1994 at 03:55 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, October 11, 199419:17
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, October 19, 199412:18

The Moon around October 17

More about this date

Monday, October 17, 1994 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 5, 1994 to the new moon of November 3, 1994, a cycle of 29.40 days.