Waxing · 86.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 22°
Moon age
11.7days
Moon phase on October 28, 2001Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, October 28, 2001, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.9% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
86.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
403,444 km250,688 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (23°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 28, 2001 is on Thursday, November 1, 2001 at 05:41 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 16, 2001 at 19:23 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 24, 2001 | 02:59 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, November 1, 2001 | 05:41 |
The Moon around October 28
More about this date
Sunday, October 28, 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.