Waxing · 2.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 01°
Moon age
1.5days
Moon phase on October 6, 2013Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, October 6, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.6% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
376,206 km233,763 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (2°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 2013 is on Friday, October 18, 2013 at 23:38 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 00:35 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 5, 2013 | 00:35 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 11, 2013 | 23:02 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Sunday, October 6, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 5, 2013 to the new moon of November 3, 2013, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2013, or the whole moon calendar 2013.
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