Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 19°
Full Moon at
23:38UTC
Moon phase on October 18, 2013Full Moon
On Friday, October 18, 2013, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 13.5 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
13.5 dMoon age
383,858 km238,518 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (19°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Hunter's Moon, 385,696 km from Earth. Penumbral lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 18, 2013 is on Friday, October 18, 2013 at 23:38 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 00:35 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, October 11, 2013 | 23:02 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, October 18, 2013 | 23:38 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, October 26, 2013 | 23:41 |
The Moon around October 18
More about this date
Friday, October 18, 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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