Waxing · 6.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 06°
Moon age
2.5days
Moon phase on October 31, 2008Waxing Crescent
On Friday, October 31, 2008, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.1% of its visible face lit, 2.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.1%Illumination at noon UTC
2.5 dMoon age
404,358 km251,257 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (7°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 31, 2008 is on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 06:17 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 23:14 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 28, 2008 | 23:14 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, November 6, 2008 | 04:04 |
The Moon around October 31
More about this date
Friday, October 31, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 28, 2008 to the new moon of November 27, 2008, a cycle of 29.74 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.