October 2026 · Saturday · in 16 days
3 October 2026
Last Quarter
51% illuminated and waning, 22.4 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 3 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Illumination
- 50.8%
- Lunar age
- 22.4 days
- Elongation
- 269.2°
- Distance
- 370,080 km
- Distance (mi)
- 229,957 mi
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Libration lat
- 5.0° S
- Libration lon
- 1.5° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 22:47 | 06:38 | 15:37 | 65.6° |
| New York | 23:52 | 06:46 | 14:46 | 76.2° |
| Chicago | 23:45 | 06:43 | 14:47 | 74.9° |
| Denver | 00:06 +1 | 06:56 | 14:51 | 77.0° |
| Los Angeles | 00:20 +1 | 06:51 | 14:26 | 82.7° |
| Mexico City | 00:38 +1 | 06:31 | 13:28 | 82.3° |
| São Paulo | 00:32 | 05:52 | 11:14 | 38.4° |
| Berlin | 22:42 | 06:42 | 15:48 | 64.6° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | 3 October 2026 | 13:25 | today |
| New Moon | 10 October 2026 | 15:50 | in 7 days |
| First Quarter | 18 October 2026 | 16:13 | in 15 days |
| Full Moon | 26 October 2026 | 04:12 | in 23 days |