MoonPhases

October 2026 · Sunday · in 17 days

4 October 2026

Waning Crescent

39% illuminated and waning, 23.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 4 October 2026: Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated

Ephemeris for 4 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
39.4%
Lunar age
23.4 days
Elongation
282.3°
Distance
371,196 km
Distance (mi)
230,650 mi
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Cancer
Libration lat
3.8° S
Libration lon
2.5° 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
London00:12 +107:3916:1363.1°
New York01:08 +107:4615:3073.4°
Chicago01:01 +107:4315:3072.0°
Denver00:0607:5515:3474.0°
Los Angeles00:2007:5115:1279.7°
Mexico City00:3807:3114:2185.2°
São Paulo01:2806:5312:2041.1°
Berlin00:09 +107:4316:2362.2°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon10 October 202615:50in 6 days
First Quarter18 October 202616:13in 14 days
Full Moon26 October 202604:12in 22 days
Last Quarter1 November 202620:28in 28 days