Waxing · 44.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 02°
Moon age
6.6days
Moon phase on October 2, 2022Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, October 2, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 44.3% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
44.3%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
370,638 km230,304 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (3°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 2022 is on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 20:55 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 21:55 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, September 25, 2022 | 21:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, October 3, 2022 | 00:14 |
The Moon around October 2
More about this date
Sunday, October 2, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 25, 2022 to the new moon of October 25, 2022, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2022, or the whole moon calendar 2022.
- The same date one year apart: 2021 · 2023.
- 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.