Waxing · 32.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 18°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on October 2, 2011Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, October 2, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 32.6% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
32.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
373,058 km231,808 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (18°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 2011 is on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 02:06 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 11:09 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, September 27, 2011 | 11:09 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 4, 2011 | 03:15 |
The Moon around October 2
More about this date
Sunday, October 2, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 27, 2011 to the new moon of October 26, 2011, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
- 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.