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The Moon on Friday, October 17, 2008: Waning Gibbous, 90% lit

Waning · 90.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 00°

Moon age

18.2days

Moon phase on October 17, 2008Waning Gibbous

Friday 17 October 2008363,853 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, October 17, 2008, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 90.1% of its visible face lit, 18.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

90.1%Illumination at noon UTC
18.2 dMoon age
363,853 km226,088 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (1°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 17, 2008 is on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 20:03 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 23:14 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Tuesday, October 14, 200820:03
Last Quarter (after)Tuesday, October 21, 200811:55

The Moon around October 17

More about this date

Friday, October 17, 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.