Waning · 9.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 07°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on October 6, 2018Waning Crescent
On Saturday, October 6, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.4% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
366,558 km227,768 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (8°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 2018 is on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 02:53 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 03:47 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, October 2, 2018 | 09:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, October 9, 2018 | 03:47 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Saturday, October 6, 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.
- 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.