Waxing · 93.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 28°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on October 20, 2010Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 20, 2010, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.7% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
404,014 km251,043 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (28°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 20, 2010 is on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 01:37 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 18:44 UTC, 13 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 20
More about this date
Wednesday, October 20, 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.