MoonPhases

October 2026 · Wednesday · in 20 days

7 October 2026

Waning Crescent

11% illuminated and waning, 26.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 7 October 2026: Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated

Ephemeris for 7 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
11.2%
Lunar age
26.4 days
Elongation
321.0°
Distance
377,176 km
Distance (mi)
234,366 mi
Apparent size
31.7′
Constellation
Virgo
Libration lat
0.8° N
Libration lon
4.4° 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
London03:0510:1817:1147.6°
New York03:3510:2316:5857.3°
Chicago03:3010:1916:5455.8°
Denver03:4610:3117:0357.7°
Los Angeles03:4810:2516:5363.2°
Mexico City03:4110:0716:2778.4°
São Paulo03:3809:3015:2757.0°
Berlin03:0510:2217:1746.9°

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 3 days
First Quarter18 October 202616:13in 11 days
Full Moon26 October 202604:12in 19 days
Last Quarter1 November 202620:28in 25 days