MoonPhases

October 2026 · Monday · in 25 days

12 October 2026

Waxing Crescent

4% illuminated and waxing, 1.8 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 12 October 2026: Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated

Ephemeris for 12 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
3.7%
Lunar age
1.8 days
Elongation
21.7°
Distance
394,673 km
Distance (mi)
245,238 mi
Apparent size
30.3′
Constellation
Scorpio
Libration lat
6.4° N
Libration lon
4.2° 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
London09:4114:0518:2017.8°
New York09:1414:1119:0027.7°
Chicago09:1514:0718:5226.4°
Denver09:2114:1919:0928.3°
Los Angeles09:0214:1319:1933.9°
Mexico City08:1413:5419:3248.9°
São Paulo06:3013:1720:1086.9°
Berlin09:4814:0918:2016.9°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
First Quarter18 October 202616:13in 6 days
Full Moon26 October 202604:12in 14 days
Last Quarter1 November 202620:28in 20 days
New Moon9 November 202607:02in 28 days