Waxing · 98.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
Moon age
13.7days
Moon phase on October 16, 2024Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 16, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
357,448 km222,108 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (10°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 2024 is on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 11:26 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 18:49 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 18:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, October 17, 2024 | 11:26 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 2, 2024 to the new moon of November 1, 2024, a cycle of 29.75 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.