Waxing · 83.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 05°
Moon age
10.0days
Moon phase on October 16, 2021Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, October 16, 2021, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 83.3% of its visible face lit, 10.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
83.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.0 dMoon age
386,195 km239,970 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (5°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 2021 is on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 14:57 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 11:05 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 13, 2021 | 03:25 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 14:57 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Saturday, October 16, 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.
- 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.