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The Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2030: Waning Gibbous, 78% lit

Waning · 78.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 19°

Moon age

19.1days

Moon phase on October 16, 2030Waning Gibbous

Wednesday 16 October 2030405,064 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, October 16, 2030, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 78.0% of its visible face lit, 19.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

78.0%Illumination at noon UTC
19.1 dMoon age
405,064 km251,695 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (19°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 16, 2030 is on Friday, October 11, 2030 at 10:47 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 26, 2030 at 20:17 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, October 11, 203010:47
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, October 19, 203014:50

The Moon around October 16

More about this date

Wednesday, October 16, 2030 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 27, 2030 to the new moon of October 26, 2030, a cycle of 29.43 days.