Waning · 97.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 22°
Moon age
16.8days
Moon phase on October 27, 2026Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.4% of its visible face lit, 16.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.4%Illumination at noon UTC
16.8 dMoon age
365,445 km227,077 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (22°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 27, 2026 is on Monday, October 26, 2026 at 04:12 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 9, 2026 at 07:02 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, October 26, 2026 | 04:12 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, November 1, 2026 | 20:28 |
The Moon around October 27
More about this date
Tuesday, October 27, 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.