New Moon October 2012
The October new moon brings the darkest nights of the month, from October 10 to October 18. Times convert to your time zone (showing UTC).
Exact new moon (showing UTC)
- Moonless evenings
- Oct 10 to Oct 18
- Distance
- 362,672 km
- Type
- Average
What to do with the dark nights
With the Moon out of the sky, October's moonless window is the month's best chance for the Milky Way, faint galaxies and nebulae, and any meteor shower that falls inside it. The evenings just after new moon add a bonus: a thin young crescent low in the west after sunset, often with earthshine glowing on its dark side. See what else is happening this month on the astronomical events calendar.
All moon phases in October 2012
| Phase | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| Last Quarter | |
| New Moon | |
| First Quarter | |
| Full Moon |
See the whole month day by day on the moon phases calendar for your city.