Waxing · 99.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 12°
Moon age
14.5days
Moon phase on October 15, 2016Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, October 15, 2016, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 14.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
14.5 dMoon age
359,939 km223,656 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 15, 2016 is on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 04:23 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 00:12 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 9, 2016 | 04:33 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, October 16, 2016 | 04:23 |
The Moon around October 15
More about this date
Saturday, October 15, 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.