Waning · 61.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 13°
Moon age
21.7days
Moon phase on October 20, 2019Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, October 20, 2019, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 61.3% of its visible face lit, 21.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
61.3%Illumination at noon UTC
21.7 dMoon age
379,976 km236,106 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (14°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 20, 2019 is on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 21:08 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 28, 2019 at 03:39 UTC, 8 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 20
More about this date
Sunday, October 20, 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.