Waning · 0.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 00°
New Moon at
23:14UTC
Moon phase on October 28, 2008New Moon
On Tuesday, October 28, 2008, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.2 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.2 dMoon age
397,308 km246,875 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (0°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 28, 2008 is on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 20:03 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 23:14 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, October 21, 2008 | 11:55 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, October 28, 2008 | 23:14 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, November 6, 2008 | 04:04 |
The Moon around October 28
More about this date
Tuesday, October 28, 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.
- The same date one year apart: 2007 · 2009.
- 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.