Waning · 0.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 18°
New Moon at
19:23UTC
Moon phase on October 16, 2001New Moon
On Tuesday, October 16, 2001, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.1 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.1 dMoon age
363,725 km226,008 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (19°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 2001 is on Tuesday, October 2, 2001 at 13:49 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 16, 2001 at 19:23 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 10, 2001 | 04:20 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, October 16, 2001 | 19:23 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 24, 2001 | 02:59 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Tuesday, October 16, 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.