Waxing · 7.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 24°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on October 16, 2004Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, October 16, 2004, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.3% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
368,816 km229,172 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (25°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 2004 is on Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 03:08 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 02:48 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 14, 2004 | 02:48 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 20, 2004 | 21:59 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Saturday, October 16, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 14, 2004 to the new moon of November 12, 2004, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2004, or the whole moon calendar 2004.
- The same date one year apart: 2003 · 2005.
- 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.