Waxing · 18.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 00°
Moon age
3.7days
Moon phase on October 2, 2019Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, October 2, 2019, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 18.8% of its visible face lit, 3.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
18.8%Illumination at noon UTC
3.7 dMoon age
373,828 km232,286 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (0°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 2019 is on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 21:08 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 18:26 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, September 28, 2019 | 18:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, October 5, 2019 | 16:47 |
The Moon around October 2
More about this date
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 28, 2019 to the new moon of October 28, 2019, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2019, or the whole moon calendar 2019.
- The same date one year apart: 2018 · 2020.
- 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.