Waxing · 48.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
First Quarter at
16:13UTC
Moon phase on October 18, 2026First Quarter
On Sunday, October 18, 2026, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.5% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.5%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
403,106 km250,478 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (23°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 18, 2026 is on Monday, October 26, 2026 at 04:12 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 15:50 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 15:50 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | 16:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 26, 2026 | 04:12 |
The Moon around October 18
More about this date
Sunday, October 18, 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.
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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.