Waxing · 45.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 21°
First Quarter at
21:59UTC
Moon phase on October 20, 2004First Quarter
On Wednesday, October 20, 2004, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.4% of its visible face lit, 6.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.4 dMoon age
370,086 km229,961 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (22°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 20, 2004 is on Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 03:08 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 02:48 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 14, 2004 | 02:48 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, October 20, 2004 | 21:59 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, October 28, 2004 | 03:08 |
The Moon around October 20
More about this date
Wednesday, October 20, 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.