Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 20°
New Moon at
03:47UTC
Moon phase on October 9, 2018New Moon
On Tuesday, October 9, 2018, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
373,663 km232,183 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (21°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 9, 2018 is on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 02:53 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 03:47 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, October 2, 2018 | 09:46 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, October 9, 2018 | 03:47 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | 18:02 |
The Moon around October 9
More about this date
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 9, 2018 to the new moon of November 7, 2018, a cycle of 29.51 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.