Waning · 99.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 16°
Moon age
15.0days
Moon phase on October 2, 2020Waning Gibbous
On Friday, October 2, 2020, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.5% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.5%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
405,782 km252,141 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (17°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 2020 is on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 21:05 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 16, 2020 at 19:31 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, October 1, 2020 | 21:05 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, October 10, 2020 | 00:40 |
The Moon around October 2
More about this date
Friday, October 2, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 17, 2020 to the new moon of October 16, 2020, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2020, or the whole moon calendar 2020.
- The same date one year apart: 2019 · 2021.
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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.