Waning · 63.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 11°
Moon age
21.4days
Moon phase on October 21, 2027Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, October 21, 2027, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 63.9% of its visible face lit, 21.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
63.9%Illumination at noon UTC
21.4 dMoon age
372,776 km231,632 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (12°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 2027 is on Friday, October 15, 2027 at 13:47 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 29, 2027 at 13:37 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, October 15, 2027 | 13:47 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, October 22, 2027 | 17:29 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Thursday, October 21, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2027, or the whole moon calendar 2027.
- The same date one year apart: 2026 · 2028.
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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.