MoonPhases

October 2025 · Wednesday · 11 months ago

15 October 2025

Waning Crescent

32% illuminated and waning, 23.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 15 October 2025: Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated

Ephemeris for 15 October 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
31.8%
Lunar age
23.7 days
Elongation
291.5°
Distance
385,225 km
Distance (mi)
239,368 mi
Apparent size
31.0′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
3.7° S
Libration lon
7.2° E

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
London00:0508:2316:1958.4°
New York00:5808:2815:4668.3°
Chicago00:5108:2515:4566.9°
Denver01:1008:3615:5068.9°
Los Angeles01:2008:3115:3374.5°
Mexico City01:2908:1214:5089.6°
São Paulo02:0307:3513:1246.1°
Berlin00:0308:2716:2857.5°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon21 October 202512:25in 6 days
First Quarter29 October 202516:21in 14 days
Full Moon5 November 202513:19in 21 days
Last Quarter12 November 202505:28in 28 days