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The Moon on Tuesday, October 2, 2001: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 08°

Full Moon at

13:49UTC

Moon phase on October 2, 2001Full Moon

Tuesday 2 October 2001401,792 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, October 2, 2001, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
401,792 km249,662 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Harvest Moon, 401,624 km from Earth. Micromoon

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 2, 2001 is on Tuesday, October 2, 2001 at 13:49 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 16, 2001 at 19:23 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Monday, September 24, 200109:31
Full Moon (this day)Tuesday, October 2, 200113:49
Last Quarter (after)Wednesday, October 10, 200104:20

The Moon around October 2

More about this date

Tuesday, October 2, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 17, 2001 to the new moon of October 16, 2001, a cycle of 29.37 days.