Waxing · 12.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 16°
Moon age
3.0days
Moon phase on October 28, 2003Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, October 28, 2003, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.7% of its visible face lit, 3.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
12.7%Illumination at noon UTC
3.0 dMoon age
362,101 km224,999 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (16°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 28, 2003 is on Sunday, November 9, 2003 at 01:14 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 12:50 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 25, 2003 | 12:50 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, November 1, 2003 | 04:25 |
The Moon around October 28
More about this date
Tuesday, October 28, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 25, 2003 to the new moon of November 23, 2003, a cycle of 29.42 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.