Waxing · 59.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 24°
Moon age
8.7days
Moon phase on October 6, 2000Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, October 6, 2000, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 59.9% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
59.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
404,130 km251,114 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (25°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 2000 is on Friday, October 13, 2000 at 08:53 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 27, 2000 at 19:53 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 5, 2000 | 10:59 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, October 13, 2000 | 08:53 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Friday, October 6, 2000 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 27, 2000 to the new moon of October 27, 2000, a cycle of 29.50 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2000, or the whole moon calendar 2000.
- The same date one year apart: 1999 · 2001.
- 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.