Waning · 53.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 01°
Last Quarter at
20:05UTC
Moon phase on October 28, 2021Last Quarter
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.5% of its visible face lit, 22.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.5%Illumination at noon UTC
22.0 dMoon age
397,442 km246,959 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (1°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 28, 2021 is on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 14:57 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 21:15 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 14:57 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, October 28, 2021 | 20:05 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, November 4, 2021 | 21:15 |
The Moon around October 28
More about this date
Thursday, October 28, 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.