Waxing · 46.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 05°
First Quarter at
19:09UTC
Moon phase on October 2, 2003First Quarter
On Thursday, October 2, 2003, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.8% of its visible face lit, 6.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.8%Illumination at noon UTC
6.4 dMoon age
372,841 km231,673 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (5°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 2003 is on Friday, October 10, 2003 at 07:28 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 26, 2003 at 03:09 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, September 26, 2003 | 03:09 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, October 2, 2003 | 19:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, October 10, 2003 | 07:28 |
The Moon around October 2
More about this date
Thursday, October 2, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 26, 2003 to the new moon of October 25, 2003, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2003, or the whole moon calendar 2003.
- The same date one year apart: 2002 · 2004.
- 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.