Waning · 21.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
Moon age
25.4days
Moon phase on October 21, 2003Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, October 21, 2003, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.0% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
21.0%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
377,933 km234,837 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (3°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 2003 is on Friday, October 10, 2003 at 07:28 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 12:50 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 18, 2003 | 12:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 25, 2003 | 12:50 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Tuesday, October 21, 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.