Waning · 24.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 20°
Moon age
25.0days
Moon phase on October 12, 2020Waning Crescent
On Monday, October 12, 2020, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 24.8% of its visible face lit, 25.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
24.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.0 dMoon age
373,709 km232,212 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (20°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 12, 2020 is on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 21:05 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 16, 2020 at 19:31 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 10, 2020 | 00:40 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, October 16, 2020 | 19:31 |
The Moon around October 12
More about this date
Monday, October 12, 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.