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The Moon on Thursday, October 12, 2051: Waxing Crescent, 45% lit

Waxing · 44.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 13°

Moon age

7.6days

Moon phase on October 12, 2051Waxing Crescent

Thursday 12 October 2051391,352 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, October 12, 2051, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 44.9% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

44.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
391,352 km243,175 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (13°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 12, 2051 is on Thursday, October 19, 2051 at 19:13 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 4, 2051 at 20:47 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, October 4, 205120:47
First Quarter (after)Friday, October 13, 205100:12

The Moon around October 12

More about this date

Thursday, October 12, 2051 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 4, 2051 to the new moon of November 3, 2051, a cycle of 29.76 days.