MoonPhases

October 2025 · Friday · 11 months ago

3 October 2025

Waxing Gibbous

83% illuminated and waxing, 11.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 3 October 2025: Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated

Ephemeris for 3 October 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
83.1%
Lunar age
11.7 days
Elongation
131.4°
Distance
378,742 km
Distance (mi)
235,339 mi
Apparent size
31.5′
Constellation
Aquarius
Libration lat
3.0° N
Libration lon
6.6° W

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London17:2122:0901:4623.4°
New York16:5522:1402:3135.5°
Chicago16:5322:1102:2634.6°
Denver17:0022:2302:4437.1°
Los Angeles16:4522:1702:5143.0°
Mexico City16:0821:5802:5557.5°
São Paulo14:4221:2103:1779.7°
Berlin17:3022:1301:4422.2°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Full Moon7 October 202503:48in 4 days
Last Quarter13 October 202518:13in 10 days
New Moon21 October 202512:25in 18 days
First Quarter29 October 202516:21in 26 days