Waning · 96.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 16°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on October 16, 2008Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, October 16, 2008, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.0% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.0%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
364,206 km226,307 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (16°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 2008 is on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 20:03 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 23:14 UTC, 12 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 16
More about this date
Thursday, October 16, 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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