October 2026

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 71%
13. 2 60%
14. 3 Last qtr
15. 4 38%
16. 5 27%
17. 6 18%
18. 7 10%
19. 8 5%
20. 9 1%
21. 10 New
22. 11 1%
23. 12 4%
24. 13 9%
25. 14 16%
26. 15 23%
27. 16 32%
28. 17 41%
29. 18 First qtr
30. 19 60%
31. 20 69%
32. 21 78%
33. 22 86%
34. 23 92%
35. 24 97%
36. 25 100%
37. 26 Full
38. 27 97%
39. 28 91%
40. 29 84%
41. 30 74%
42. 31 63%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in October 2026

1. Thu, Oct 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.

2. Sat, Oct 39:25 AM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

3. Sun, Oct 48:12 AM

   Saturn at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

4. Mon, Oct 52:01 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Oct 66:22 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Oct 1011:50 AM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

7. Mon, Oct 1212:26 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Oct 126:06 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

9. Mon, Oct 122:49 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Oct 16

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

11. Sun, Oct 1812:13 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

12. Fri, Oct 237:54 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Oct 2311:33 PM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

14. Sat, Oct 246:28 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.

15. Mon, Oct 2612:12 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

16. Wed, Oct 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,400 km.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.