Waning · 93.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 22°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on October 16, 2019Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 93.4% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
93.4%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
395,414 km245,699 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (22°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 2019 is on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 21:08 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 28, 2019 at 03:39 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, October 13, 2019 | 21:08 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, October 21, 2019 | 12:39 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Wednesday, October 16, 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.
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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.