MoonPhases

October 2026 · Friday · in 22 days

9 October 2026

Waning Crescent

2% illuminated and waning, 28.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 9 October 2026: Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated

Ephemeris for 9 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
1.6%
Lunar age
28.4 days
Elongation
345.9°
Distance
383,376 km
Distance (mi)
238,219 mi
Apparent size
31.2′
Constellation
Libra
Libration lat
3.7° N
Libration lon
4.9° 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
London05:4611:4917:3534.6°
New York05:5311:5317:4344.2°
Chicago05:5111:5017:3742.8°
Denver06:0212:0117:4944.6°
Los Angeles05:5511:5617:4850.2°
Mexico City05:3111:3717:3865.3°
São Paulo04:4611:0017:2170.1°
Berlin05:5011:5317:4033.8°

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 202615:50tomorrow
First Quarter18 October 202616:13in 9 days
Full Moon26 October 202604:12in 17 days
Last Quarter1 November 202620:28in 23 days