Waning · 60.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 12°
Moon age
21.4days
Moon phase on October 17, 2003Waning Gibbous
On Friday, October 17, 2003, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 60.1% of its visible face lit, 21.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
60.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.4 dMoon age
399,523 km248,252 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (12°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 2003 is on Friday, October 10, 2003 at 07:28 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 12:50 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, October 10, 2003 | 07:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, October 18, 2003 | 12:31 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Friday, October 17, 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.