Waning · 0.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 28°
New Moon at
12:25UTC
Moon phase on October 21, 2025New Moon
On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.7 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
29.7 dMoon age
404,247 km251,188 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (28°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 2025 is on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 03:48 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 12:25 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, October 13, 2025 | 18:13 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | 12:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 16:21 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 21, 2025 to the new moon of October 21, 2025, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2025, or the whole moon calendar 2025.
- The same date one year apart: 2024 · 2026.
- 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.