Waning · 89.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Moon age
18.0days
Moon phase on October 15, 2011Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, October 15, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.9% of its visible face lit, 18.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.9%Illumination at noon UTC
18.0 dMoon age
403,271 km250,581 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 15, 2011 is on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 02:06 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 19:56 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 12, 2011 | 02:06 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 20, 2011 | 03:31 |
The Moon around October 15
More about this date
Saturday, October 15, 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.
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