October 2026 · Friday · in 29 days
16 October 2026
Waxing Crescent
30% illuminated and waxing, 5.8 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 16 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 30.1%
- Lunar age
- 5.8 days
- Elongation
- 66.4°
- Distance
- 404,504 km
- Distance (mi)
- 251,347 mi
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Libration lat
- 5.7° N
- Libration lon
- 0.3° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 14:07 | 17:27 | 20:49 | 10.0° |
| New York | 13:12 | 17:33 | 21:56 | 21.0° |
| Chicago | 13:13 | 17:29 | 21:48 | 19.9° |
| Denver | 13:16 | 17:41 | 22:09 | 22.1° |
| Los Angeles | 12:50 | 17:36 | 22:25 | 27.8° |
| Mexico City | 11:49 | 17:17 | 22:46 | 42.5° |
| São Paulo | 09:32 | 16:40 | 23:46 | 85.9° |
| Berlin | 14:19 | 17:31 | 20:45 | 9.0° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 18 October 2026 | 16:13 | in 2 days |
| Full Moon | 26 October 2026 | 04:12 | in 10 days |
| Last Quarter | 1 November 2026 | 20:28 | in 16 days |
| New Moon | 9 November 2026 | 07:02 | in 24 days |