Moon calendar
Moon phases in October 2026
In October 2026 the full moon falls on 26 October at 04:12 UTC, and the new moon on 10 October. Every night of the month with its phase and how much of the Moon is lit, computed from the same engine the rest of the site runs on.
The exact moments
- Last Quarter
- New Moon
- First Quarter
- Full Moon
Times are UTC. A phase is a moment, not a night: the Moon is “full” at one instant, and looks full for a day either side of it. The live calendar works these out for your own clock and, if you let it, your own horizon.
Every night in October 2026
| Date | Phase | Lit |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | Waning Gibbous | 78% |
| Fri 2 | Waning Gibbous | 68% |
| Sat 3 | Last Quarter Last Quarter 13:26 UTC | 57% |
| Sun 4 | Last Quarter | 45% |
| Mon 5 | Waning Crescent | 34% |
| Tue 6 | Waning Crescent | 24% |
| Wed 7 | Waning Crescent | 15% |
| Thu 8 | Waning Crescent | 8% |
| Fri 9 | Waning Crescent | 3% |
| Sat 10 | New Moon New Moon 15:51 UTC | 1% |
| Sun 11 | New Moon | 0% |
| Mon 12 | Waxing Crescent | 2% |
| Tue 13 | Waxing Crescent | 6% |
| Wed 14 | Waxing Crescent | 11% |
| Thu 15 | Waxing Crescent | 18% |
| Fri 16 | Waxing Crescent | 26% |
| Sat 17 | Waxing Crescent | 35% |
| Sun 18 | First Quarter First Quarter 16:13 UTC | 44% |
| Mon 19 | First Quarter | 53% |
| Tue 20 | Waxing Gibbous | 63% |
| Wed 21 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% |
| Thu 22 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% |
| Fri 23 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% |
| Sat 24 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% |
| Sun 25 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% |
| Mon 26 | Full Moon Full Moon 04:12 UTC | 100% |
| Tue 27 | Full Moon | 99% |
| Wed 28 | Waning Gibbous | 95% |
| Thu 29 | Waning Gibbous | 89% |
| Fri 30 | Waning Gibbous | 81% |
| Sat 31 | Waning Gibbous | 71% |
Illumination is taken at 00:00 UTC on each date. It changes by a percent or two over a day, which is why the site’s own nightly card computes it for the evening you are actually standing in.
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