Waxing · 0.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 05°
Moon age
0.7days
Moon phase on October 20, 2017Waxing Crescent
On Friday, October 20, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.7% of its visible face lit, 0.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.7%Illumination at noon UTC
0.7 dMoon age
395,851 km245,971 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (5°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 20, 2017 is on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 18:40 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 19:12 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 19, 2017 | 19:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 27, 2017 | 22:22 |
The Moon around October 20
More about this date
Friday, October 20, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 19, 2017 to the new moon of November 18, 2017, a cycle of 29.69 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.