Moon Phases in Reading
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1973
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-21
- Moonrise
- 12:43
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 6.2 days
- Moonset
- 00:37
- Illumination
- 37%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-21
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Day Length
- 16h 42m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Mon | 12:52 | 20:38 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 370550 km |
| Oct 2 Tue | 13:47 | 21:26 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 369655 km |
| Oct 3 Wed | 14:32 | 22:22 | First Quarter | 36% | 6 days | 369496 km |
| Oct 4 Thu | 15:09 | 23:25 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 370005 km |
| Oct 5 Fri | 15:38 | - | First Quarter | 57% | 8 days | 371105 km |
| Oct 6 Sat | 16:01 | 00:32 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 372728 km |
| Oct 7 Sun | 16:21 | 01:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 77% | 10 days | 374815 km |
| Oct 8 Mon | 16:40 | 02:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 377322 km |
| Oct 9 Tue | 16:57 | 04:04 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 380214 km |
| Oct 10 Wed | 17:15 | 05:18 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 383448 km |
| Oct 11 Thu | 17:34 | 06:34 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 386964 km |
| Oct 12 Fri | 17:56 | 07:54 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 390659 km |
| Oct 13 Sat | 18:24 | 09:15 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 394379 km |
| Oct 14 Sun | 19:00 | 10:36 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 397910 km |
| Oct 15 Mon | 19:48 | 11:53 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 400991 km |
| Oct 16 Tue | 20:49 | 12:59 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 403336 km |
| Oct 17 Wed | 22:01 | 13:51 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 404673 km |
| Oct 18 Thu | 23:20 | 14:31 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 404780 km |
| Oct 19 Fri | - | 15:02 | Last Quarter | 51% | 22 days | 403530 km |
| Oct 20 Sat | 00:41 | 15:27 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 400918 km |
| Oct 21 Sun | 02:01 | 15:47 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 397075 km |
| Oct 22 Mon | 03:20 | 16:05 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 392261 km |
| Oct 23 Tue | 04:36 | 16:23 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 386837 km |
| Oct 24 Wed | 05:52 | 16:42 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 381228 km |
| Oct 25 Thu | 07:07 | 17:03 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 375877 km |
| Oct 26 Fri | 08:20 | 17:28 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 371191 km |
| Oct 27 Sat | 09:32 | 17:57 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 367508 km |
| Oct 28 Sun | 10:38 | 18:34 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 365060 km |
| Oct 29 Mon | 11:37 | 19:20 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 363961 km |
| Oct 30 Tue | 12:25 | 20:13 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 364204 km |
| Oct 31 Wed | 13:05 | 21:13 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 365671 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.