Waxing · 97.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 15°
Moon age
12.8days
Moon phase on October 27, 2023Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, October 27, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.5% of its visible face lit, 12.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.5%Illumination at noon UTC
12.8 dMoon age
366,083 km227,473 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (16°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 27, 2023 is on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 20:24 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 17:55 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 22, 2023 | 03:29 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, October 28, 2023 | 20:24 |
The Moon around October 27
More about this date
Friday, October 27, 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.