Waxing · 96.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 03°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on October 18, 2040Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, October 18, 2040, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 96.3% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
372,700 km231,585 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (4°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 18, 2040 is on Saturday, October 20, 2040 at 04:50 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 6, 2040 at 05:26 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 13, 2040 | 08:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, October 20, 2040 | 04:50 |
The Moon around October 18
More about this date
Thursday, October 18, 2040 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 6, 2040 to the new moon of November 4, 2040, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2040, or the whole moon calendar 2040.
- The same date one year apart: 2039 · 2041.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.