Waning · 93.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 27°
Moon age
16.5days
Moon phase on October 21, 2013Waning Gibbous
On Monday, October 21, 2013, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 93.5% of its visible face lit, 16.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
93.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.5 dMoon age
395,604 km245,817 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (28°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 2013 is on Friday, October 18, 2013 at 23:38 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 12:50 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, October 18, 2013 | 23:38 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, October 26, 2013 | 23:41 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Monday, October 21, 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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