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The Moon on Tuesday, October 16, 2029: Waxing Gibbous, 71% lit

Waxing · 70.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°

Moon age

8.7days

Moon phase on October 16, 2029Waxing Gibbous

Tuesday 16 October 2029391,974 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, October 16, 2029, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 70.6% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

70.6%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
391,974 km243,561 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 16, 2029 is on Monday, October 22, 2029 at 09:28 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 7, 2029 at 19:15 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, October 14, 202911:09
Full Moon (after)Monday, October 22, 202909:28

The Moon around October 16

More about this date

Tuesday, October 16, 2029 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 7, 2029 to the new moon of November 6, 2029, a cycle of 29.38 days.