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The Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 2050: Waning Gibbous, 72% lit

Waning · 72.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 16°

Moon age

19.3days

Moon phase on October 5, 2050Waning Gibbous

Wednesday 5 October 2050380,518 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, October 5, 2050, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 72.1% of its visible face lit, 19.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

72.1%Illumination at noon UTC
19.3 dMoon age
380,518 km236,443 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 5, 2050 is on Friday, September 30, 2050 at 17:32 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 15, 2050 at 20:49 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, September 30, 205017:32
Last Quarter (after)Friday, October 7, 205016:32

The Moon around October 5

More about this date

Wednesday, October 5, 2050 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 16, 2050 to the new moon of October 15, 2050, a cycle of 29.71 days.