Waxing · 97.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 06°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on October 17, 2013Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, October 17, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.4% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
380,344 km236,335 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (6°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 2013 is on Friday, October 18, 2013 at 23:38 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 00:35 UTC, 12 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 17
More about this date
Thursday, October 17, 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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