Waxing · 22.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°
Moon age
4.8days
Moon phase on October 19, 2023Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 19, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 22.5% of its visible face lit, 4.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
22.5%Illumination at noon UTC
4.8 dMoon age
381,207 km236,871 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (22°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 19, 2023 is on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 20:24 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 17:55 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 14, 2023 | 17:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 22, 2023 | 03:29 |
The Moon around October 19
More about this date
Thursday, October 19, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 14, 2023 to the new moon of November 13, 2023, a cycle of 29.65 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.