Waning · 98.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 18°
Moon age
15.5days
Moon phase on October 28, 2015Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 28, 2015, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 15.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
15.5 dMoon age
361,986 km224,927 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (19°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 28, 2015 is on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 12:05 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 17:47 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 | 12:05 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, November 3, 2015 | 12:24 |
The Moon around October 28
More about this date
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 13, 2015 to the new moon of November 11, 2015, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
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