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The Moon on Thursday, October 23, 2031: First Quarter, 52% lit

Waxing · 52.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 02°

First Quarter at

07:36UTC

Moon phase on October 23, 2031First Quarter

Thursday 23 October 2031370,111 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, October 23, 2031, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 52.2% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

52.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
370,111 km229,976 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (2°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 23, 2031 is on Thursday, October 30, 2031 at 07:33 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 16, 2031 at 08:21 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, October 16, 203108:21
First Quarter (this day)Thursday, October 23, 203107:36
Full Moon (after)Thursday, October 30, 203107:33

The Moon around October 23

More about this date

Thursday, October 23, 2031 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 16, 2031 to the new moon of November 14, 2031, a cycle of 29.53 days.