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Moon phases October 2026

Last quarter
Sat 03 Oct
13:25 UTC
New moon
Sat 10 Oct
15:50 UTC
First quarter
Sun 18 Oct
16:13 UTC
Full · Hunter's
Mon 26 Oct
04:12 UTC

In October 2026 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Saturday, October 3 at 13:25 UTC, the New Moon on Saturday, October 10 at 15:50 UTC, the First Quarter on Sunday, October 18 at 16:13 UTC and the Full Moon on Monday, October 26 at 04:12 UTC. The full moon is the Hunter's Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 73% lit 73% 02 Waning Gibbous, 62% lit 62% 03Last Q Last Quarter, 51% lit 51%13:25 04 Waning Crescent, 39% lit 39% 05 Waning Crescent, 29% lit 29% 06 Waning Crescent, 19% lit 19% 07 Waning Crescent, 11% lit 11% 08 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 09 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 10New New Moon, 0% lit 0%15:50 11 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 12 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 13 Waxing Crescent, 8% lit 8% 14 Waxing Crescent, 14% lit 14% 15 Waxing Crescent, 22% lit 22% 16 Waxing Crescent, 30% lit 30% 17 Waxing Crescent, 39% lit 39% 18First Q First Quarter, 48% lit 48%16:13 19 Waxing Gibbous, 58% lit 58% 20 Waxing Gibbous, 67% lit 67% 21 Waxing Gibbous, 76% lit 76% 22 Waxing Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 23 Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit 91% 24 Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 26Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%04:12 27 Waning Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 28 Waning Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 29 Waning Gibbous, 85% lit 85% 30 Waning Gibbous, 76% lit 76% 31 Waning Gibbous, 65% lit 65%

Exact phase times

October 2026 has four primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on October 3, the New Moon on October 10, the First Quarter on October 18 and the Full Moon on October 26.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterSaturday, October 3, 202613:25
New MoonSaturday, October 10, 202615:50
First QuarterSunday, October 18, 202616:13
Full MoonMonday, October 26, 202604:12

Monday, October 26, 2026: Hunter's Moon, 368,859 km from Earth.

Full moons · 2026

Thirteen full moons, one blue

03 Jan Wolf Supermoon 01 Feb Snow 03 Mar Worm total eclipse 02 Apr Pink 01 May Flower Micromoon 31 May Blue Blue moon 29 Jun Straw­berry Micromoon 29 Jul Buck 28 Aug Sturgeon partial eclipse 26 Sept Harvest 26 Oct Hunter’s 24 Dec Cold Supermoon