Waxing · 96.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
Moon age
13.8days
Moon phase on October 24, 2026Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, October 24, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.3% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.3%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
376,060 km233,673 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 24, 2026 is on Monday, October 26, 2026 at 04:12 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 15:50 UTC, 14 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 24
More about this date
Saturday, October 24, 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.