Waning · 89.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 18°
Moon age
17.4days
Moon phase on October 3, 2012Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.7% of its visible face lit, 17.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.7%Illumination at noon UTC
17.4 dMoon age
403,965 km251,012 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (18°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 3, 2012 is on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 03:19 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:03 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, September 30, 2012 | 03:19 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, October 8, 2012 | 07:34 |
The Moon around October 3
More about this date
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 16, 2012 to the new moon of October 15, 2012, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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