Moon

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Waxing Crescent


The lunar phase on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 was a Waxing Crescent. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 43% illuminated, 6.7 days old, and 23% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waxing Crescent phase, the illuminated sliver continues to grow. The moon begins to rise slightly later than the sun with each passing night.

Date:October 9, 2024
Moon Phase:Waxing Crescent
Illumination:43%
Age:6.7 Days
Longitude:279.4°
Moon Sign:Capricorn


The next Full Moon was on Thursday, October 17, 2024 (Hunter's Moon), and the next New Moon was on Friday, November 1, 2024.


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of October 2024.


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

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