Waning · 50.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 09°
Last Quarter at
13:25UTC
Moon phase on October 3, 2026Last Quarter
On Saturday, October 3, 2026, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 50.8% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
50.8%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
370,080 km229,957 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (10°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 3, 2026 is on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 16:49 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 15:50 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, September 26, 2026 | 16:49 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, October 3, 2026 | 13:25 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 15:50 |
The Moon around October 3
More about this date
Saturday, October 3, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 11, 2026 to the new moon of October 10, 2026, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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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.