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The Moon on Sunday, October 3, 2004: Waning Gibbous, 77% lit

Waning · 76.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°

Moon age

18.9days

Moon phase on October 3, 2004Waning Gibbous

Sunday 3 October 2004400,684 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, October 3, 2004, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 76.5% of its visible face lit, 18.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

76.5%Illumination at noon UTC
18.9 dMoon age
400,684 km248,973 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 3, 2004 is on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 13:09 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 02:48 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Tuesday, September 28, 200413:09
Last Quarter (after)Wednesday, October 6, 200410:12

The Moon around October 3

More about this date

Sunday, October 3, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 14, 2004 to the new moon of October 14, 2004, a cycle of 29.51 days.