GlensDomain.com Moon Phases
Moon Phase for Monday October 17, 2005
Full — 100% Illuminated
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Friday Oct 14, 2005 
80% — Waxing Gibbous |
Saturday Oct 15, 2005 
90% — Waxing Gibbous |
Sunday Oct 16, 2005
90% — Waxing Gibbous |
Tuesday Oct 18, 2005 
92% — Waning Gibbous |
Wednesday Oct 19, 2005 
84% — Waning Gibbous |
Thursday Oct 20, 2005 
76% — Waning Gibbous |
Full Phase
During a Full Moon the moon is 100% illuminated as seen from Earth and is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The Moon will be visible throughout the night sky rising at sunset in the east and setting with the sunrise the next morning.
The point at which a Full Moon occurs can be measured down to a fraction of a second.
The time it takes between full moons is known as a Synodic month and is 29.530587981 days long.