Waxing · 65.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 10°
Moon age
8.7days
Moon phase on October 16, 2010Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, October 16, 2010, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 65.4% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
65.4%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
402,594 km250,160 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (11°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 2010 is on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 01:37 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 18:44 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 14, 2010 | 21:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, October 23, 2010 | 01:37 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Saturday, October 16, 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.
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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.