Waxing · 82.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 07°
Moon age
11.3days
Moon phase on October 20, 2018Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, October 20, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 82.7% of its visible face lit, 11.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
82.7%Illumination at noon UTC
11.3 dMoon age
399,937 km248,509 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (8°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 20, 2018 is on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 16:45 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 03:47 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | 18:02 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 24, 2018 | 16:45 |
The Moon around October 20
More about this date
Saturday, October 20, 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.