Waning · 53.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 25°
Last Quarter at
19:14UTC
Moon phase on October 22, 2016Last Quarter
On Saturday, October 22, 2016, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.4% of its visible face lit, 21.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.4%Illumination at noon UTC
21.5 dMoon age
378,837 km235,398 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (26°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 22, 2016 is on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 04:23 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 17:38 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, October 16, 2016 | 04:23 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, October 22, 2016 | 19:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, October 30, 2016 | 17:38 |
The Moon around October 22
More about this date
Saturday, October 22, 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.
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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.