Waning · 52.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 05°
Last Quarter at
16:40UTC
Moon phase on October 31, 2018Last Quarter
On Wednesday, October 31, 2018, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.4% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
52.4%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
370,224 km230,046 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (5°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 31, 2018 is on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 16:45 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 16:02 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 24, 2018 | 16:45 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | 16:40 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, November 7, 2018 | 16:02 |
The Moon around October 31
More about this date
Wednesday, October 31, 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.
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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.