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The Moon on Monday, October 9, 2017: Waning Gibbous, 82% lit

Waning · 82.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 06°

Moon age

19.3days

Moon phase on October 9, 2017Waning Gibbous

Monday 9 October 2017366,877 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, October 9, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 82.2% of its visible face lit, 19.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

82.2%Illumination at noon UTC
19.3 dMoon age
366,877 km227,967 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 9, 2017 is on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 18:40 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 19:12 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Thursday, October 5, 201718:40
Last Quarter (after)Thursday, October 12, 201712:26

The Moon around October 9

More about this date

Monday, October 9, 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.