Waxing · 2.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 26°
Moon age
1.5days
Moon phase on October 2, 2016Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, October 2, 2016, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.2% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.2%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
404,494 km251,341 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (26°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 2016 is on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 04:23 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 00:12 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 1, 2016 | 00:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 9, 2016 | 04:33 |
The Moon around October 2
More about this date
Sunday, October 2, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.