Waxing · 64.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Moon age
8.0days
Moon phase on October 23, 2012Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 64.6% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
64.6%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
382,565 km237,715 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (17°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 2012 is on Monday, October 29, 2012 at 19:50 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:03 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, October 22, 2012 | 03:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 29, 2012 | 19:50 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 15, 2012 to the new moon of November 13, 2012, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
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