Waning · 0.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 04°
New Moon at
17:38UTC
Moon phase on October 30, 2016New Moon
On Sunday, October 30, 2016, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.5 dMoon age
406,083 km252,328 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (5°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 30, 2016 is on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 04:23 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 17:38 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 22, 2016 | 19:14 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, October 30, 2016 | 17:38 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, November 7, 2016 | 19:51 |
The Moon around October 30
More about this date
Sunday, October 30, 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.