Waxing · 28.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 03°
Moon age
4.7days
Moon phase on October 21, 2020Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.6% of its visible face lit, 4.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.6%Illumination at noon UTC
4.7 dMoon age
373,545 km232,110 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (3°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 2020 is on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 14:49 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 16, 2020 at 19:31 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, October 16, 2020 | 19:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 23, 2020 | 13:23 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Wednesday, October 21, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 16, 2020 to the new moon of November 15, 2020, a cycle of 29.40 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.