Waning · 85.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Moon age
19.1days
Moon phase on October 6, 2001Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, October 6, 2001, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.4% of its visible face lit, 19.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.4%Illumination at noon UTC
19.1 dMoon age
389,854 km242,244 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (28°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 2001 is on Tuesday, October 2, 2001 at 13:49 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 16, 2001 at 19:23 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 2, 2001 | 13:49 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 10, 2001 | 04:20 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Saturday, October 6, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2001, or the whole moon calendar 2001.
- The same date one year apart: 2000 · 2002.
- 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.