Waning · 99.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 01°
Moon age
16.2days
Moon phase on October 15, 2008Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 15, 2008, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 16.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
16.2 dMoon age
365,964 km227,400 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (2°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 15, 2008 is on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 20:03 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 23:14 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 14, 2008 | 20:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 21, 2008 | 11:55 |
The Moon around October 15
More about this date
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 29, 2008 to the new moon of October 28, 2008, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
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