Waning · 97.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 26°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on October 31, 2012Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 31, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.5% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
405,531 km251,985 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (27°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 31, 2012 is on Monday, October 29, 2012 at 19:50 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 22:08 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, October 29, 2012 | 19:50 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, November 7, 2012 | 00:36 |
The Moon around October 31
More about this date
Wednesday, October 31, 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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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.