October 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.
March 2027 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month
Gregorian dates: February 26, 2027 – March 25, 2027.
Switching keeps the reference date, February 26, 2027. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 61.6%February 26
|
51.9%February 27
|
42.3%February 28
Last Quarter 12:16 a.m. EST
|
33.1%March 1
|
 24.5%March 2
|
16.9%March 3
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10.4%March 4
|
|
5.3%March 5
|
 1.8%March 6
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0.2%March 7
|
0.5%March 8
New Moon 4:29 a.m. EST
|
2.9%March 9
|
 7.5%March 10
|
14%March 11
|
|
22.3%March 12
|
 32.1%March 13
|
42.4%March 14
|
53.7%March 15
First Quarter 12:25 p.m. EDT
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65%March 16
|
 75.6%March 17
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84.8%March 18
|
|
92.2%March 19
|
 97.2%March 20
|
99.7%March 21
|
99.5%March 22
Full Moon 6:43 a.m. EDT
|
96.9%March 23
|
 92.1%March 24
|
85.6%March 25
|
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.
October 2026 Moon Phases — Exact Times
| Phase | Date | Time (ET) | Time (UTC) | 13 month date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | 9:24 a.m. EDT | 1:24 p.m. UTC | September 24, 2026 | |
| New Moon | 11:50 a.m. EDT | 3:50 p.m. UTC | October 3, 2026 | |
| First Quarter | 12:12 p.m. EDT | 4:12 p.m. UTC | October 11, 2026 | |
| Full Moon | 12:11 a.m. EDT | 4:11 a.m. UTC | October 19, 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.