MoonPhases

October 2026 · Saturday · in 16 days

3 October 2026

Last Quarter

51% illuminated and waning, 22.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 3 October 2026: Last Quarter, 51% illuminated

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

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
London22:4706:3815:3765.6°
New York23:5206:4614:4676.2°
Chicago23:4506:4314:4774.9°
Denver00:06 +106:5614:5177.0°
Los Angeles00:20 +106:5114:2682.7°
Mexico City00:38 +106:3113:2882.3°
São Paulo00:3205:5211:1438.4°
Berlin22:4206:4215:4864.6°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter3 October 202613:25today
New Moon10 October 202615:50in 7 days
First Quarter18 October 202616:13in 15 days
Full Moon26 October 202604:12in 23 days