Waxing · 30.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
Moon age
5.8days
Moon phase on October 16, 2026Waxing Crescent
On Friday, October 16, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 30.1% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
30.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
404,504 km251,347 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (30°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 2026 is on Monday, October 26, 2026 at 04:12 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 15:50 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 15:50 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | 16:13 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Friday, October 16, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 10, 2026 to the new moon of November 9, 2026, a cycle of 29.63 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.
- 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.