Waxing · 4.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 09°
Moon age
1.7days
Moon phase on October 9, 2010Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, October 9, 2010, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.4% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
366,806 km227,923 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (10°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 9, 2010 is on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 01:37 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 18:44 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 7, 2010 | 18:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 14, 2010 | 21:28 |
The Moon around October 9
More about this date
Saturday, October 9, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 7, 2010 to the new moon of November 6, 2010, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2010, or the whole moon calendar 2010.
- The same date one year apart: 2009 · 2011.
- 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.