Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 08°
Full Moon at
18:40UTC
Moon phase on October 5, 2017Full Moon
On Thursday, October 5, 2017, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
374,474 km232,687 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Harvest Moon, 373,398 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 5, 2017 is on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 18:40 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 19:12 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 28, 2017 | 02:54 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, October 5, 2017 | 18:40 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 12, 2017 | 12:26 |
The Moon around October 5
More about this date
Thursday, October 5, 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.