Waning · 49.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 10°
Last Quarter at
09:46UTC
Moon phase on October 2, 2018Last Quarter
On Tuesday, October 2, 2018, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.1% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
49.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
371,366 km230,756 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (10°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 2018 is on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 02:53 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 03:47 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | 02:53 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, October 2, 2018 | 09:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, October 9, 2018 | 03:47 |
The Moon around October 2
More about this date
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 9, 2018 to the new moon of October 9, 2018, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2018, or the whole moon calendar 2018.
- The same date one year apart: 2017 · 2019.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.