Waxing · 27.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
Moon age
4.8days
Moon phase on October 16, 2072Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, October 16, 2072, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 27.1% of its visible face lit, 4.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
27.1%Illumination at noon UTC
4.8 dMoon age
384,913 km239,174 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 2072 is on Thursday, October 27, 2072 at 01:21 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 11, 2072 at 17:55 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, October 11, 2072 | 17:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 18, 2072 | 20:37 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Sunday, October 16, 2072 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 11, 2072 to the new moon of November 10, 2072, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2072, or the whole moon calendar 2072.
- The same date one year apart: 2071 · 2073.
- 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.