Waxing · 4.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 17°
Moon age
1.7days
Moon phase on October 18, 2001Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 18, 2001, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.0% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.0%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
371,335 km230,737 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (18°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 18, 2001 is on Thursday, November 1, 2001 at 05:41 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 16, 2001 at 19:23 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 16, 2001 | 19:23 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 24, 2001 | 02:59 |
The Moon around October 18
More about this date
Thursday, October 18, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 16, 2001 to the new moon of November 15, 2001, a cycle of 29.47 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.