Waxing · 73.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 10°
Moon age
9.0days
Moon phase on October 6, 2011Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, October 6, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 73.5% of its visible face lit, 9.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
73.5%Illumination at noon UTC
9.0 dMoon age
394,173 km244,928 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (11°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 2011 is on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 02:06 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 11:09 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, October 4, 2011 | 03:15 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 12, 2011 | 02:06 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Thursday, October 6, 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.
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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.