Waxing · 74.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 27°
Moon age
9.8days
Moon phase on October 21, 2072Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, October 21, 2072, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 74.3% of its visible face lit, 9.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
74.3%Illumination at noon UTC
9.8 dMoon age
404,586 km251,398 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (28°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 2072 is on Thursday, October 27, 2072 at 01:21 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 11, 2072 at 17:55 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, October 18, 2072 | 20:37 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, October 27, 2072 | 01:21 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Friday, October 21, 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.