MoonPhases

October 2026 · Tuesday · in 19 days

6 October 2026

Waning Crescent

19% illuminated and waning, 25.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 6 October 2026: Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated

Ephemeris for 6 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
19.1%
Lunar age
25.4 days
Elongation
308.2°
Distance
374,740 km
Distance (mi)
232,853 mi
Apparent size
31.9′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
0.8° S
Libration lon
3.9° 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
London01:4009:2916:5653.7°
New York02:2209:3416:3363.5°
Chicago02:1709:3116:3162.1°
Denver02:3509:4316:3864.0°
Los Angeles02:4109:3716:2469.5°
Mexico City02:4309:1815:4984.7°
São Paulo03:0008:4114:2850.8°
Berlin01:3809:3317:0452.9°

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 4 days
First Quarter18 October 202616:13in 12 days
Full Moon26 October 202604:12in 20 days
Last Quarter1 November 202620:28in 26 days