Waning · 99.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 04°
Full Moon at
01:37UTC
Moon phase on October 23, 2010Full Moon
On Saturday, October 23, 2010, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
396,924 km246,637 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (5°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Hunter's Moon, 398,180 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 2010 is on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 01:37 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 04:52 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 14, 2010 | 21:28 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, October 23, 2010 | 01:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, October 30, 2010 | 12:46 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Saturday, October 23, 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.