Waning · 96.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 25°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on October 26, 2018Waning Gibbous
On Friday, October 26, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.0% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.0%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
377,624 km234,645 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 26, 2018 is on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 16:45 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 16:02 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 24, 2018 | 16:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | 16:40 |
The Moon around October 26
More about this date
Friday, October 26, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 9, 2018 to the new moon of November 7, 2018, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2018, or the whole moon calendar 2018.
- The same date one year apart: 2017 · 2019.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.