Waxing · 48.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 22°
First Quarter at
15:00UTC
Moon phase on October 17, 1999First Quarter
On Sunday, October 17, 1999, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.9% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
400,098 km248,609 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (22°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1999 is on Sunday, October 24, 1999 at 21:02 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 9, 1999 at 11:35 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 9, 1999 | 11:35 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, October 17, 1999 | 15:00 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, October 24, 1999 | 21:02 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Sunday, October 17, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 9, 1999 to the new moon of November 8, 1999, a cycle of 29.68 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1999, or the whole moon calendar 1999.
- The same date one year apart: 1998 · 2000.
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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.