Waxing · 86.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 08°
Moon age
10.5days
Moon phase on October 15, 2013Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 15, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.1% of its visible face lit, 10.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
86.1%Illumination at noon UTC
10.5 dMoon age
374,799 km232,889 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (9°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 15, 2013 is on Friday, October 18, 2013 at 23:38 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 00:35 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, October 11, 2013 | 23:02 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, October 18, 2013 | 23:38 |
The Moon around October 15
More about this date
Tuesday, October 15, 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.
- The same date one year apart: 2012 · 2014.
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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.