Waning · 15.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 16°
Moon age
25.5days
Moon phase on October 26, 2016Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, October 26, 2016, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 15.7% of its visible face lit, 25.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
15.7%Illumination at noon UTC
25.5 dMoon age
397,559 km247,032 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 26, 2016 is on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 04:23 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 17:38 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 22, 2016 | 19:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, October 30, 2016 | 17:38 |
The Moon around October 26
More about this date
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 1, 2016 to the new moon of October 30, 2016, a cycle of 29.73 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.