Waning · 46.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 01°
Last Quarter at
03:31UTC
Moon phase on October 20, 2011Last Quarter
On Thursday, October 20, 2011, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.4% of its visible face lit, 23.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.4%Illumination at noon UTC
23.0 dMoon age
382,404 km237,615 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (1°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 20, 2011 is on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 02:06 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 19:56 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 12, 2011 | 02:06 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, October 20, 2011 | 03:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | 19:56 |
The Moon around October 20
More about this date
Thursday, October 20, 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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