Waning · 16.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 12°
Moon age
26.0days
Moon phase on October 23, 2011Waning Crescent
On Sunday, October 23, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.1% of its visible face lit, 26.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.1%Illumination at noon UTC
26.0 dMoon age
365,241 km226,950 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (13°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 2011 is on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 02:06 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 19:56 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 20, 2011 | 03:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | 19:56 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Sunday, October 23, 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.