Waxing · 76.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 29°
Moon age
10.8days
Moon phase on October 21, 2026Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 21, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 76.3% of its visible face lit, 10.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
76.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.8 dMoon age
392,091 km243,634 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (30°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 2026 is on Monday, October 26, 2026 at 04:12 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 15:50 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | 16:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, October 26, 2026 | 04:12 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Wednesday, October 21, 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.