Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 25°
Full Moon at
14:57UTC
Moon phase on October 20, 2021Full Moon
On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
399,078 km247,976 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (26°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Hunter's Moon, 399,408 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 20, 2021 is on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 14:57 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 11:05 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 13, 2021 | 03:25 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 14:57 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 28, 2021 | 20:05 |
The Moon around October 20
More about this date
Wednesday, October 20, 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.