Waxing · 85.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 12°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on October 21, 1999Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, October 21, 1999, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.6% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.6%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
379,257 km235,660 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (13°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1999 is on Sunday, October 24, 1999 at 21:02 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 9, 1999 at 11:35 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 17, 1999 | 15:00 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, October 24, 1999 | 21:02 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Thursday, October 21, 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.
- 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.