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The Moon on Saturday, October 2, 2027: Waxing Crescent, 8% lit

Waxing · 7.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 10°

Moon age

2.4days

Moon phase on October 2, 2027Waxing Crescent

Saturday 2 October 2027377,858 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, October 2, 2027, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 7.5% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

7.5%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
377,858 km234,790 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (11°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 2, 2027 is on Friday, October 15, 2027 at 13:47 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 30, 2027 at 02:36 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, September 30, 202702:36
First Quarter (after)Thursday, October 7, 202711:48

The Moon around October 2

More about this date

Saturday, October 2, 2027 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 30, 2027 to the new moon of October 29, 2027, a cycle of 29.46 days.