Waning · 0.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 06°
New Moon at
18:49UTC
Moon phase on October 2, 2024New Moon
On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
406,471 km252,569 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (7°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 2, 2024 is on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 02:34 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 18:49 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | 18:50 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | 18:49 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 18:55 |
The Moon around October 2
More about this date
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 3, 2024 to the new moon of October 2, 2024, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
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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.