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The Moon on Thursday, October 12, 2028: Waning Crescent, 39% lit

Waning · 39.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 02°

Moon age

23.7days

Moon phase on October 12, 2028Waning Crescent

Thursday 12 October 2028373,489 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, October 12, 2028, the Moon will be a Waning Crescent: 39.2% of its visible face lit, 23.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

39.2%Illumination at noon UTC
23.7 dMoon age
373,489 km232,075 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (2°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 12, 2028 is on Tuesday, October 3, 2028 at 16:25 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 18, 2028 at 02:57 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Wednesday, October 11, 202811:57
New Moon (after)Wednesday, October 18, 202802:57

The Moon around October 12

More about this date

Thursday, October 12, 2028 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 18, 2028 to the new moon of October 18, 2028, a cycle of 29.36 days.