Waning · 98.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 14°
Moon age
15.3days
Moon phase on October 21, 2040Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, October 21, 2040, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 98.0% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
383,796 km238,480 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (15°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 2040 is on Saturday, October 20, 2040 at 04:50 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, November 4, 2040 at 18:56 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, October 20, 2040 | 04:50 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 28, 2040 | 00:27 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Sunday, October 21, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.