Waxing · 96.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 06°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on October 21, 2056Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, October 21, 2056, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 96.2% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
400,026 km248,564 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (7°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 2056 is on Monday, October 23, 2056 at 11:46 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 9, 2056 at 03:00 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 15, 2056 | 17:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 23, 2056 | 11:46 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Saturday, October 21, 2056 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 9, 2056 to the new moon of November 7, 2056, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2056, or the whole moon calendar 2056.
- The same date one year apart: 2055 · 2057.
- 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.