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The Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 2048: First Quarter, 50% lit

Waxing · 50.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 21°

First Quarter at

12:20UTC

Moon phase on October 14, 2048First Quarter

Wednesday 14 October 2048371,250 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, October 14, 2048, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 50.0% of its visible face lit, 6.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

50.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.8 dMoon age
371,250 km230,684 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (22°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 14, 2048 is on Wednesday, October 21, 2048 at 18:25 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 7, 2048 at 17:45 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, October 7, 204817:45
First Quarter (this day)Wednesday, October 14, 204812:20
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, October 21, 204818:25

The Moon around October 14

More about this date

Wednesday, October 14, 2048 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 7, 2048 to the new moon of November 6, 2048, a cycle of 29.45 days.