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The Moon on Saturday, October 12, 2013: Waxing Gibbous, 56% lit

Waxing · 56.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°

Moon age

7.5days

Moon phase on October 12, 2013Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 12 October 2013370,387 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, October 12, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.3% of its visible face lit, 7.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

56.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.5 dMoon age
370,387 km230,148 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (26°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 12, 2013 is on Friday, October 18, 2013 at 23:38 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 00:35 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, October 11, 201323:02
Full Moon (after)Friday, October 18, 201323:38

The Moon around October 12

More about this date

Saturday, October 12, 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.