Moon phases in October 2026
All 31 days, computed from the ephemeris rather than copied from another calendar: the Moon’s sign, the exact instant it changes sign, and the lit fraction of the disc. Shown in your own timezone.
- New MoonOctober 1017.4° Libra
- Hunter's MoonOctober 262.8° Taurus
Day by day
The four quarter instants are marked on the day they fall; every other day carries the interval it is in. Four of the eight phases are moments and four are stretches, which is the one thing most calendars leave out.
| Date | Phase | Sign | Illumination | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | Waning Gibbous | Gemini | 73% | ||
| Fri 2 | Waning Gibbous | Gemini→Cancer | 62% | ||
| Sat 3 | Last Quarter | Cancer | 51% | ||
| Sun 4 | Waning Crescent | Cancer→Leo | 39% | ||
| Mon 5 | Waning Crescent | Leo | 29% | ||
| Tue 6 | Waning Crescent | Leo | 19% | ||
| Wed 7 | Waning Crescent | Leo→Virgo | 11% | ||
| Thu 8 | Waning Crescent | Virgo | 5% | ||
| Fri 9 | Waning Crescent | Virgo→Libra | 2% | ||
| Sat 10 | New Moon | Libra | 0% | ||
| Sun 11 | Waxing Crescent | Libra→Scorpio | 1% | ||
| Mon 12 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio | 4% | ||
| Tue 13 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio | 8% | ||
| Wed 14 | Waxing Crescent | Scorpio→Sagittarius | 14% | ||
| Thu 15 | Waxing Crescent | Sagittarius | 22% | ||
| Fri 16 | Waxing Crescent | Sagittarius→Capricorn | 30% | ||
| Sat 17 | Waxing Crescent | Capricorn | 39% | ||
| Sun 18 | First Quarter | Capricorn | 48% | ||
| Mon 19 | Waxing Gibbous | Capricorn→Aquarius | 58% | ||
| Tue 20 | Waxing Gibbous | Aquarius | 67% | ||
| Wed 21 | Waxing Gibbous | Aquarius→Pisces | 76% | ||
| Thu 22 | Waxing Gibbous | Pisces | 84% | ||
| Fri 23 | Waxing Gibbous | Pisces→Aries | 91% | ||
| Sat 24 | Waxing Gibbous | Aries | 96% | ||
| Sun 25 | Waxing Gibbous | Aries→Taurus | 99% | ||
| Mon 26 | Full Moon | Taurus | 100% | ||
| Tue 27 | Waning Gibbous | Taurus | 98% | ||
| Wed 28 | Waning Gibbous | Taurus→Gemini | 93% | ||
| Thu 29 | Waning Gibbous | Gemini | 85% | ||
| Fri 30 | Waning Gibbous | Gemini→Cancer | 76% | ||
| Sat 31 | Waning Gibbous | Cancer | 65% | ||
Rows are UTC calendar days. The exact times follow the timezone setting above, so a time close to midnight can belong to the neighbouring day in your own zone.
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- Full moons
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- Brightest night
The Moon passes through 14 signs this month, in order: Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer. It changes sign 13 times — roughly every two and a third days, though not evenly, because the Moon’s speed varies about twelve per cent over an orbit.
This month’s full moon is the Hunter's Moon
The Hunter’s Moon is simply the full moon after the Harvest Moon, and the Harvest Moon is the one nearest the September equinox. Both are fixed to the equinox rather than to a month, so which month carries them moves from year to year.
Frequently asked questions
When is the full moon in October 2026?
There are 1 in October 2026. The exact instants are in the table above, shown in your own timezone, with the degree and sign each one falls on.
When is the new moon in October 2026?
There are 1 in October 2026, listed to the minute in the table above along with every other phase of the month.
What timezone are these times in?
Your own, resolved in your browser. The rows are UTC calendar days, so an instant close to midnight can belong to the neighbouring day once converted — the table marks those with a small +1 or −1. You can switch the whole page to UTC if you want to compare it against a site that publishes UTC.
What sign is the Moon in during October 2026?
It moves through 14 of them, changing sign 13 times. The exact instant of each change is in the sign column above. The Moon spends about two and a third days in a sign, which is why it covers the whole zodiac in a month while the Sun takes a year.