Daily phases · UK local time

October 2026 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout October 2026, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during October 2026

At 12:00 local time on 1 October, the Moon is a waning gibbous at 73% illumination and is waning. By 31 October, it is a last quarter at 65% illumination and is waning.

This civil month contains 4 exact principal phase events. Daily values represent the Moon at local noon; event rows below retain their precise astronomical times.

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October 2026

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for October 2026; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1Waning Gibbous73%Age 20.3 dSelected date	2Last Quarter63%Age 21.3 d	3Last Quarter51%Age 22.3 d	4Last Quarter40%Age 23.3 d
5Waning Crescent29%Age 24.3 d	6Waning Crescent20%Age 25.3 d	7Waning Crescent12%Age 26.3 d	8Waning Crescent5%Age 27.3 d	9New Moon2%Age 28.3 d	10New Moon0%Age 29.3 d	11New Moon1%Age 0.8 d
12New Moon4%Age 1.8 d	13Waxing Crescent8%Age 2.8 d	14Waxing Crescent14%Age 3.8 d	15Waxing Crescent22%Age 4.8 d	16Waxing Crescent30%Age 5.8 d	17First Quarter39%Age 6.8 d	18First Quarter48%Age 7.8 d
19First Quarter58%Age 8.8 d	20First Quarter67%Age 9.8 d	21Waxing Gibbous76%Age 10.8 d	22Waxing Gibbous84%Age 11.8 d	23Waxing Gibbous91%Age 12.8 d	24Full Moon96%Age 13.8 d	25Full Moon99%Age 14.8 d
26Full Moon100%Age 15.8 d	27Full Moon97%Age 16.8 d	28Waning Gibbous92%Age 17.8 d	29Waning Gibbous85%Age 18.8 d	30Waning Gibbous76%Age 19.8 d	31Last Quarter65%Age 20.8 d

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Day-by-day detail · London horizon

Phase, illumination, lunar age, rise and set

Phase, illumination and age are calculated at 12:00 Europe/London. Moonrise and moonset use a central London observer; a dash means no matching horizon crossing occurs during that civil date.

Daily values at 12:00 UK local time; rise and set for London
Date	Phase	Illumination	Lunar age	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Waning Gibbous	73%	20.3 days	20:30	13:34
2	Last Quarter	63%	21.3 days	21:30	14:45
3	Last Quarter	51%	22.3 days	22:47	15:37
4	Last Quarter	40%	23.3 days	—	16:13
5	Waning Crescent	29%	24.3 days	00:12	16:38
6	Waning Crescent	20%	25.3 days	01:40	16:56
7	Waning Crescent	12%	26.3 days	03:05	17:11
8	Waning Crescent	5%	27.3 days	04:27	17:23
9	New Moon	2%	28.3 days	05:46	17:35
10	New Moon	0%	29.3 days	07:05	17:48
11	New Moon	1%	0.8 days	08:23	18:02
12	New Moon	4%	1.8 days	09:41	18:20
13	Waxing Crescent	8%	2.8 days	10:58	18:42
14	Waxing Crescent	14%	3.8 days	12:10	19:13
15	Waxing Crescent	22%	4.8 days	13:14	19:55
16	Waxing Crescent	30%	5.8 days	14:07	20:49
17	First Quarter	39%	6.8 days	14:47	21:53
18	First Quarter	48%	7.8 days	15:16	23:04
19	First Quarter	58%	8.8 days	15:38	—
20	First Quarter	67%	9.8 days	15:55	00:18
21	Waxing Gibbous	76%	10.8 days	16:09	01:33
22	Waxing Gibbous	84%	11.8 days	16:21	02:49
23	Waxing Gibbous	91%	12.8 days	16:33	04:06
24	Full Moon	96%	13.8 days	16:46	05:25
25	Full Moon	99%	14.8 days	16:01	05:49
26	Full Moon	100%	15.8 days	16:20	07:16
27	Full Moon	97%	16.8 days	16:47	08:46
28	Waning Gibbous	92%	17.8 days	17:26	10:15
29	Waning Gibbous	85%	18.8 days	18:22	11:33
30	Waning Gibbous	76%	19.8 days	19:36	12:33
31	Last Quarter	65%	20.8 days	21:00	13:14

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in October 2026

Hunter's Moon

The full Moon immediately after the Harvest Moon, so it can fall in October or November.

Exact instant: 26 October 2026 at 04:12 GMT
Brown lunation: 1284

Read the Hunter's Moon guide

How rise and set vary across the UK

On the date of the first full Moon, longitude and latitude shift the horizon times. These representative cities all use Europe/London civil time.

Moonrise and moonset on 2026-10-26, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	16:20	07:16
Cardiff	16:33	07:29
Belfast	16:30	07:53
Edinburgh	16:12	07:48
Lerwick	15:38	08:03

Traditional lunar rhythm · practical UK season

Garden windows for this month

Clearing beds and establishing hardy crops. Use local soil, weather and frost conditions to decide whether each task is timely in your garden.

11–18 10/2026

Sowing

Sow broad beans or hardy peas in mild, well-drained gardens and keep protected alternatives under cover.

19–25 10/2026

Planting

Plant garlic, onion sets and bare-root fruit as dormancy begins.

1–3, 26–31 10/2026

Harvesting

Lift squash, pumpkins and roots; pick late apples and pears.

4–10 10/2026

Pruning

Remove diseased or broken growth and wait for full dormancy before major winter pruning.

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