MoonPhases

October 2026 · Thursday · in 42 days

29 October 2026

Waning Gibbous

85% illuminated and waning, 18.8 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 29 October 2026: Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated

Ephemeris for 29 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
85.1%
Lunar age
18.8 days
Elongation
225.3°
Distance
364,744 km
Distance (mi)
226,641 mi
Apparent size
32.8′
Constellation
Gemini
Libration lat
5.9° S
Libration lon
0.8° 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
London18:2202:2511:3365.5°
New York20:3103:3411:4276.7°
Chicago20:2303:3111:4475.5°
Denver20:4503:4411:4777.8°
Los Angeles21:0203:3911:2183.6°
Mexico City21:2403:1910:1981.6°
São Paulo22:2402:4008:0038.1°
Berlin18:1702:2911:4464.4°

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 3 days
New Moon9 November 202607:02in 11 days
First Quarter17 November 202611:48in 19 days
Full Moon24 November 202614:54in 26 days