Waxing · 5.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 19°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on October 16, 2042Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 16, 2042, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 5.2% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
405,050 km251,687 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 2042 is on Tuesday, October 28, 2042 at 19:48 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 14, 2042 at 02:03 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 14, 2042 | 02:03 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 22, 2042 | 02:53 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Thursday, October 16, 2042 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 14, 2042 to the new moon of November 12, 2042, a cycle of 29.77 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2042, or the whole moon calendar 2042.
- The same date one year apart: 2041 · 2043.
- 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.