Waning · 0.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 22°
New Moon at
19:12UTC
Moon phase on October 19, 2017New Moon
On Thursday, October 19, 2017, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.3 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
29.3 dMoon age
392,464 km243,866 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (23°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 19, 2017 is on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 18:40 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 19:12 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 12, 2017 | 12:26 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, October 19, 2017 | 19:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 27, 2017 | 22:22 |
The Moon around October 19
More about this date
Thursday, October 19, 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.