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The Moon on Thursday, October 1, 2071: First Quarter, 53% lit

Waxing · 53.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 11°

First Quarter at

04:21UTC

Moon phase on October 1, 2071First Quarter

Thursday 1 October 2071403,115 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, October 1, 2071, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 53.2% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

53.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
403,115 km250,484 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (12°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 1, 2071 is on Friday, October 9, 2071 at 05:24 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 23, 2071 at 17:21 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, September 23, 207117:21
First Quarter (this day)Thursday, October 1, 207104:21
Full Moon (after)Friday, October 9, 207105:24

The Moon around October 1

More about this date

Thursday, October 1, 2071 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 23, 2071 to the new moon of October 23, 2071, a cycle of 29.48 days.