Waning · 0.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 19°
New Moon at
19:31UTC
Moon phase on October 16, 2020New Moon
On Friday, October 16, 2020, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
357,145 km221,920 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (19°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 2020 is on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 21:05 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 16, 2020 at 19:31 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 10, 2020 | 00:40 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, October 16, 2020 | 19:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 23, 2020 | 13:23 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Friday, October 16, 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.
- 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.