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The Moon on Saturday, October 15, 2022: Waning Gibbous, 71% lit

Waning · 70.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°

Moon age

19.6days

Moon phase on October 15, 2022Waning Gibbous

Saturday 15 October 2022401,946 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, October 15, 2022, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 70.6% of its visible face lit, 19.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

70.6%Illumination at noon UTC
19.6 dMoon age
401,946 km249,757 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (28°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 15, 2022 is on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 20:55 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 10:49 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Sunday, October 9, 202220:55
Last Quarter (after)Monday, October 17, 202217:15

The Moon around October 15

More about this date

Saturday, October 15, 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.