MoonPhases

October 2026 · Monday · in 18 days

5 October 2026

Waning Crescent

29% illuminated and waning, 24.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 5 October 2026: Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated

Ephemeris for 5 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
28.7%
Lunar age
24.4 days
Elongation
295.3°
Distance
372,752 km
Distance (mi)
231,617 mi
Apparent size
32.0′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
2.4° S
Libration lon
3.3° 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
London00:1208:3616:3859.0°
New York01:0808:4316:0569.0°
Chicago01:0108:3916:0367.6°
Denver01:2108:5116:0969.6°
Los Angeles01:3108:4615:5175.1°
Mexico City01:4208:2715:0789.7°
São Paulo02:1707:4913:2545.4°
Berlin00:0908:4016:4758.2°

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 5 days
First Quarter18 October 202616:13in 13 days
Full Moon26 October 202604:12in 21 days
Last Quarter1 November 202620:28in 27 days