Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 14°
New Moon at
00:12UTC
Moon phase on October 1, 2016New Moon
On Saturday, October 1, 2016, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 0.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
0.5 dMoon age
402,666 km250,205 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (14°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 1, 2016 is on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 04:23 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 00:12 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, September 23, 2016 | 09:56 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, October 1, 2016 | 00:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 9, 2016 | 04:33 |
The Moon around October 1
More about this date
Saturday, October 1, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 1, 2016 to the new moon of October 30, 2016, a cycle of 29.73 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
- 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.