Waxing · 53.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 18°
First Quarter at
04:04UTC
Moon phase on November 6, 2008First Quarter
On Thursday, November 6, 2008, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.4% of its visible face lit, 8.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.4%Illumination at noon UTC
8.5 dMoon age
395,263 km245,605 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 6, 2008 is on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 06:17 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 23:14 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 28, 2008 | 23:14 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, November 6, 2008 | 04:04 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, November 13, 2008 | 06:17 |
The Moon around November 6
More about this date
Thursday, November 6, 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 November 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.