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The Moon on Thursday, October 4, 2068: First Quarter, 51% lit

Waxing · 50.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 12°

First Quarter at

10:23UTC

Moon phase on October 4, 2068First Quarter

Thursday 4 October 2068381,671 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, October 4, 2068, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 50.8% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

50.8%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
381,671 km237,159 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (13°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 4, 2068 is on Thursday, October 11, 2068 at 01:39 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 26, 2068 at 10:48 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, September 26, 206810:48
First Quarter (this day)Thursday, October 4, 206810:23
Full Moon (after)Thursday, October 11, 206801:39

The Moon around October 4

More about this date

Thursday, October 4, 2068 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 26, 2068 to the new moon of October 26, 2068, a cycle of 29.73 days.