Waning · 8.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 21°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on October 18, 2025Waning Crescent
On Saturday, October 18, 2025, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.4% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
396,920 km246,634 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (22°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 18, 2025 is on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 03:48 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 12:25 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, October 13, 2025 | 18:13 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | 12:25 |
The Moon around October 18
More about this date
Saturday, October 18, 2025 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 21, 2025 to the new moon of October 21, 2025, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2025, or the whole moon calendar 2025.
- The same date one year apart: 2024 · 2026.
- 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.