Moon

Saturday, October 8, 2016

First Quarter


The lunar phase on Saturday, October 8, 2016 was a First Quarter. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 49% illuminated, 7.3 days old, and 25% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the First Quarter, one half of the moon is illuminated. The moon rises around noon and sets around midnight.

Date:October 8, 2016
Moon Phase:First Quarter
Illumination:49%
Age:7.3 Days
Longitude:285.6°
Moon Sign:Capricorn


The next Full Moon was on Sunday, October 16, 2016 (Hunter's Moon), and the next New Moon was on Sunday, October 30, 2016.


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of October 2016.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waxing Crescent title=
  • 2Waxing Crescent title=
  • 3Waxing Crescent title=
  • 4Waxing Crescent title=
  • 5Waxing Crescent title=
  • 6Waxing Crescent title=
  • 7Waxing Crescent title=
  • 8First Quarter title=
  • 9Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 10Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 11Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 12Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 13Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 14Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 15Full Moon title=
  • 16Waning Gibbous title=
  • 17Waning Gibbous title=
  • 18Waning Gibbous title=
  • 19Waning Gibbous title=
  • 20Waning Gibbous title=
  • 21Waning Gibbous title=
  • 22Last Quarter title=
  • 23Waning Crescent title=
  • 24Waning Crescent title=
  • 25Waning Crescent title=
  • 26Waning Crescent title=
  • 27Waning Crescent title=
  • 28Waning Crescent title=
  • 29Waning Crescent title=
  • 30New Moon title=
  • 31Waxing Crescent title=

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