Waxing · 10.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 13°
Moon age
2.7days
Moon phase on October 29, 2011Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, October 29, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 10.3% of its visible face lit, 2.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
10.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.7 dMoon age
365,275 km226,971 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (13°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 29, 2011 is on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 20:16 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 19:56 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | 19:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, November 2, 2011 | 16:38 |
The Moon around October 29
More about this date
Saturday, October 29, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 26, 2011 to the new moon of November 25, 2011, a cycle of 29.43 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.