MoonPhases

October 2026 · Thursday · in 21 days

8 October 2026

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated and waning, 27.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 8 October 2026: Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated

Ephemeris for 8 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
5.3%
Lunar age
27.4 days
Elongation
333.5°
Distance
380,064 km
Distance (mi)
236,161 mi
Apparent size
31.4′
Constellation
Virgo
Libration lat
2.3° N
Libration lon
4.8° 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
London04:2711:0417:2341.2°
New York04:4511:0917:2150.7°
Chicago04:4111:0517:1649.3°
Denver04:5511:1617:2651.1°
Los Angeles04:5211:1117:2156.7°
Mexico City04:3710:5217:0371.8°
São Paulo04:1210:1616:2563.5°
Berlin04:2911:0817:2940.4°

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 2 days
First Quarter18 October 202616:13in 10 days
Full Moon26 October 202604:12in 18 days
Last Quarter1 November 202620:28in 24 days