Waning · 98.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 08°
Moon age
15.1days
Moon phase on October 18, 2005Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 18, 2005, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
374,810 km232,896 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (8°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 18, 2005 is on Monday, October 17, 2005 at 12:14 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at 01:25 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, October 17, 2005 | 12:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 25, 2005 | 01:17 |
The Moon around October 18
More about this date
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 3, 2005 to the new moon of November 2, 2005, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.