Waxing · 1.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 28°
Moon age
1.0days
Moon phase on October 7, 2021Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 7, 2021, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
364,462 km226,466 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (29°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 7, 2021 is on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 14:57 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 11:05 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 6, 2021 | 11:05 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 13, 2021 | 03:25 |
The Moon around October 7
More about this date
Thursday, October 7, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 6, 2021 to the new moon of November 4, 2021, a cycle of 29.42 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.
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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.