Waxing · 88.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 05°
Moon age
11.0days
Moon phase on October 8, 2011Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, October 8, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 88.5% of its visible face lit, 11.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
88.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.0 dMoon age
401,134 km249,253 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (5°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 8, 2011 is on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 02:06 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 11:09 UTC, 11 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 8
More about this date
Saturday, October 8, 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.