Waning · 4.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 23°
Moon age
27.4days
Moon phase on October 12, 2023Waning Crescent
On Thursday, October 12, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.8% of its visible face lit, 27.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.8%Illumination at noon UTC
27.4 dMoon age
402,846 km250,317 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (24°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 12, 2023 is on Friday, September 29, 2023 at 09:58 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 17:55 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, October 6, 2023 | 13:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 14, 2023 | 17:55 |
The Moon around October 12
More about this date
Thursday, October 12, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 15, 2023 to the new moon of October 14, 2023, a cycle of 29.68 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
- 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.