Waning · 28.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 25°
Moon age
24.7days
Moon phase on October 23, 2019Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.4% of its visible face lit, 24.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.4%Illumination at noon UTC
24.7 dMoon age
367,287 km228,221 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (25°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 2019 is on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 21:08 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 28, 2019 at 03:39 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, October 21, 2019 | 12:39 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, October 28, 2019 | 03:39 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Wednesday, October 23, 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.