Skip to content
The Moon on Tuesday, October 5, 2038: First Quarter, 51% lit

Waxing · 51.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 13°

First Quarter at

09:52UTC

Moon phase on October 5, 2038First Quarter

Tuesday 5 October 2038378,297 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, October 5, 2038, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 51.1% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

51.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
378,297 km235,063 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (13°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 5, 2038 is on Wednesday, October 13, 2038 at 04:22 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 28, 2038 at 18:57 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, September 28, 203818:57
First Quarter (this day)Tuesday, October 5, 203809:52
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, October 13, 203804:22

The Moon around October 5

More about this date

Tuesday, October 5, 2038 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 28, 2038 to the new moon of October 28, 2038, a cycle of 29.37 days.