Waning · 5.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 15°
Moon age
27.5days
Moon phase on October 4, 2021Waning Crescent
On Monday, October 4, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.2% of its visible face lit, 27.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.2%Illumination at noon UTC
27.5 dMoon age
375,561 km233,363 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (16°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 4, 2021 is on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 23:55 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 11:05 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, September 29, 2021 | 01:57 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 6, 2021 | 11:05 |
The Moon around October 4
More about this date
Monday, October 4, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 7, 2021 to the new moon of October 6, 2021, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
- 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.