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The Moon on Thursday, October 7, 2027: First Quarter, 50% lit

Waxing · 50.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 14°

First Quarter at

11:48UTC

Moon phase on October 7, 2027First Quarter

Thursday 7 October 2027401,630 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, October 7, 2027, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 50.2% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

50.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
401,630 km249,561 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (14°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 7, 2027 is on Friday, October 15, 2027 at 13:47 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 30, 2027 at 02:36 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, September 30, 202702:36
First Quarter (this day)Thursday, October 7, 202711:48
Full Moon (after)Friday, October 15, 202713:47

The Moon around October 7

More about this date

Thursday, October 7, 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.