Waxing · 97.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 25°
Moon age
14.3days
Moon phase on October 4, 2017Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 4, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.9% of its visible face lit, 14.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.3 dMoon age
378,838 km235,399 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (25°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 4, 2017 is on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 18:40 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 05:30 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 28, 2017 | 02:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, October 5, 2017 | 18:40 |
The Moon around October 4
More about this date
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 20, 2017 to the new moon of October 19, 2017, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- 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.