MoonPhases

October 2026 · Tuesday · in 40 days

27 October 2026

Waning Gibbous

97% illuminated and waning, 16.8 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 27 October 2026: Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated

Ephemeris for 27 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
97.4%
Lunar age
16.8 days
Elongation
197.9°
Distance
365,445 km
Distance (mi)
227,077 mi
Apparent size
32.7′
Constellation
Taurus
Libration lat
6.5° S
Libration lon
2.3° W

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
London16:4700:2208:4659.0°
New York18:3801:3009:1471.0°
Chicago18:3001:2609:1669.9°
Denver18:5001:3909:2172.3°
Los Angeles19:0301:3409:0078.3°
Mexico City19:2101:1408:0587.1°
São Paulo20:1000:3606:0644.1°
Berlin16:4600:2608:5457.8°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter1 November 202620:28in 5 days
New Moon9 November 202607:02in 13 days
First Quarter17 November 202611:48in 21 days
Full Moon24 November 202614:54in 28 days