Waning · 5.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 00°
Moon age
27.2days
Moon phase on October 21, 2014Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, October 21, 2014, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.7% of its visible face lit, 27.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.7%Illumination at noon UTC
27.2 dMoon age
399,575 km248,284 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (0°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 2014 is on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 10:51 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 21:57 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 15, 2014 | 19:12 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, October 23, 2014 | 21:57 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 24, 2014 to the new moon of October 23, 2014, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2014, or the whole moon calendar 2014.
- The same date one year apart: 2013 · 2015.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.