Waxing · 77.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 15°
Moon age
9.6days
Moon phase on October 5, 2022Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 77.2% of its visible face lit, 9.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
77.2%Illumination at noon UTC
9.6 dMoon age
369,529 km229,615 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 5, 2022 is on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 20:55 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 21:55 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, October 3, 2022 | 00:14 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, October 9, 2022 | 20:55 |
The Moon around October 5
More about this date
Wednesday, October 5, 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.
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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.