November 2026 Moon Phase Calendar
Updated · Daily moon data sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (UTC shown where relevant)
The daily phase and illumination below are sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Principal phases are exact astronomical instants. Moonrise is for New York City and may occur on a different local date elsewhere.
October 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month
Gregorian dates: October 8, 2026 – November 4, 2026.
Switching keeps the reference date, November 1, 2026. Weekday headings follow the fixed calendar, not Gregorian weekdays. Each month has four complete weeks; Sol sits between June and July. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 3.1%October 8
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0.6%October 9
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0.3%October 10
New Moon 11:50 a.m. EDT
|
2.1%October 11
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 5.8%October 12
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11.2%October 13
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18%October 14
|
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25.9%October 15
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 34.5%October 16
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43.7%October 17
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53.2%October 18
First Quarter 12:12 p.m. EDT
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62.7%October 19
|
 71.9%October 20
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80.5%October 21
|
|
88%October 22
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94%October 23
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 98.1%October 24
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99.8%October 25
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98.9%October 26
Full Moon 12:11 a.m. EDT
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 95.2%October 27
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89%October 28
|
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80.7%October 29
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70.7%October 30
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 59.7%October 31
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48%November 1
Last Quarter 3:28 p.m. EST
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37%November 2
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 26.9%November 3
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18%November 4
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Daily phase names group the cycle into eight broad phase sectors, using progress between exact astronomical events. They describe the 8 p.m. Eastern sample, not the instant of a new moon, quarter moon, or full moon. The tables list those exact principal-phase instants separately.
November 2026 Moon Phases — Exact Times
| Phase | Date | Time (ET) | Time (UTC) | 13 month date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | 3:28 p.m. EST | 8:28 p.m. UTC | October 25, 2026 | |
| New Moon | 2:02 a.m. EST | 7:02 a.m. UTC | November 5, 2026 | |
| First Quarter | 6:47 a.m. EST | 11:47 a.m. UTC | November 13, 2026 | |
| Full Moon | 9:53 a.m. EST | 2:53 p.m. UTC | November 20, 2026 |
Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise
“No moonrise” means no rise occurs during that midnight-to-midnight Eastern calendar date at the New York City observer location; it does not mean the moon never rises.