MoonPhases

October 2026 · Tuesday · in 26 days

13 October 2026

Waxing Crescent

8% illuminated and waxing, 2.8 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 13 October 2026: Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated

Ephemeris for 13 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
8.4%
Lunar age
2.8 days
Elongation
33.2°
Distance
398,207 km
Distance (mi)
247,435 mi
Apparent size
30.0′
Constellation
Scorpio
Libration lat
6.7° N
Libration lon
3.5° 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
London10:5814:5418:4213.9°
New York10:2015:0019:3424.1°
Chicago10:2114:5619:2522.8°
Denver10:2615:0819:4424.8°
Los Angeles10:0415:0319:5730.4°
Mexico City09:0914:4420:1645.3°
São Paulo07:1014:0621:0789.3°
Berlin11:0614:5818:4113.0°

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 5 days
Full Moon26 October 202604:12in 13 days
Last Quarter1 November 202620:28in 19 days
New Moon9 November 202607:02in 27 days