October 2027 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 2027 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month

Gregorian dates: October 8, 2027 – November 4, 2027.

Switching keeps the reference date, November 1, 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.

October 2027 — International Fixed Calendar, Eastern Time. Gregorian date shown below each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
First Quarter, 64.2% illuminated64.2%October 8 Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminated73%October 9 Waxing Gibbous, 80.9% illuminated80.9%October 10 Waxing Gibbous, 87.8% illuminated87.8%October 11 Waxing Gibbous, 93.3% illuminated93.3%October 12 Full Moon, 97.3% illuminated97.3%October 13 Full Moon, 99.5% illuminated99.5%October 14
Full Moon, 99.6% illuminated99.6%October 15 Full Moon 9:46 a.m. EDT Full Moon, 97.6% illuminated97.6%October 16 Waning Gibbous, 93.4% illuminated93.4%October 17 Waning Gibbous, 87.1% illuminated87.1%October 18 Waning Gibbous, 78.9% illuminated78.9%October 19 Last Quarter, 69.2% illuminated69.2%October 20 Last Quarter, 58.4% illuminated58.4%October 21
Last Quarter, 47% illuminated47%October 22 Last Quarter 1:29 p.m. EDT Last Quarter, 35.8% illuminated35.8%October 23 Waning Crescent, 25.2% illuminated25.2%October 24 Waning Crescent, 15.9% illuminated15.9%October 25 Waning Crescent, 8.5% illuminated8.5%October 26 New Moon, 3.3% illuminated3.3%October 27 New Moon, 0.6% illuminated0.6%October 28
New Moon, 0.4% illuminated0.4%October 29 New Moon 9:36 a.m. EDT New Moon, 2.6% illuminated2.6%October 30 Waxing Crescent, 6.9% illuminated6.9%October 31 Waxing Crescent, 12.9% illuminated12.9%November 1 Waxing Crescent, 20.3% illuminated20.3%November 2 Waxing Crescent, 28.7% illuminated28.7%November 3 First Quarter, 37.7% illuminated37.7%November 4

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 2027 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in October 2027, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
First Quarter7:47 a.m. EDT
11:47 a.m. UTC		September 28, 2027
Full Moon9:46 a.m. EDT
1:46 p.m. UTC		October 8, 2027
Last Quarter1:29 p.m. EDT
5:29 p.m. UTC		October 15, 2027
New Moon9:36 a.m. EDT
1:36 p.m. UTC		October 22, 2027

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in October 2027; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Waxing Crescent, 4.9% illuminatedWaxing Crescent4.9%, 8:46 a.m. EDT
, 12:46 p.m. UTC		September 22, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 10.7% illuminatedWaxing Crescent10.7%, 9:59 a.m. EDT
, 1:59 p.m. UTC		September 23, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 18.1% illuminatedWaxing Crescent18.1%, 11:10 a.m. EDT
, 3:10 p.m. UTC		September 24, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 26.6% illuminatedWaxing Crescent26.6%, 12:15 p.m. EDT
, 4:15 p.m. UTC		September 25, 2027
First Quarter, 35.8% illuminatedFirst Quarter35.8%, 1:13 p.m. EDT
, 5:13 p.m. UTC		September 26, 2027
First Quarter, 45.4% illuminatedFirst Quarter45.4%, 2:02 p.m. EDT
, 6:02 p.m. UTC		September 27, 2027
First Quarter, 55% illuminatedFirst Quarter55%, 2:42 p.m. EDT
, 6:42 p.m. UTC		September 28, 2027
First Quarter, 64.2% illuminatedFirst Quarter64.2%, 3:16 p.m. EDT
, 7:16 p.m. UTC		October 1, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous73%, 3:44 p.m. EDT
, 7:44 p.m. UTC		October 2, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 80.9% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous80.9%, 4:08 p.m. EDT
, 8:08 p.m. UTC		October 3, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 87.8% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous87.8%, 4:30 p.m. EDT
, 8:30 p.m. UTC		October 4, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 93.3% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous93.3%, 4:51 p.m. EDT
, 8:51 p.m. UTC		October 5, 2027
Full Moon, 97.3% illuminatedFull Moon97.3%, 5:13 p.m. EDT
, 9:13 p.m. UTC		October 6, 2027
Full Moon, 99.5% illuminatedFull Moon99.5%, 5:35 p.m. EDT
, 9:35 p.m. UTC		October 7, 2027
Full Moon, 99.6% illuminatedFull Moon99.6%, 6:01 p.m. EDT
, 10:01 p.m. UTC		October 8, 2027
Full Moon, 97.6% illuminatedFull Moon97.6%, 6:31 p.m. EDT
, 10:31 p.m. UTC		October 9, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 93.4% illuminatedWaning Gibbous93.4%, 7:07 p.m. EDT
, 11:07 p.m. UTC		October 10, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 87.1% illuminatedWaning Gibbous87.1%, 7:52 p.m. EDT
, 11:52 p.m. UTC		October 11, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 78.9% illuminatedWaning Gibbous78.9%, 8:46 p.m. EDT
, 12:46 a.m. UTC		October 12, 2027
Last Quarter, 69.2% illuminatedLast Quarter69.2%, 9:51 p.m. EDT
, 1:51 a.m. UTC		October 13, 2027
Last Quarter, 58.4% illuminatedLast Quarter58.4%, 11:02 p.m. EDT
, 3:02 a.m. UTC		October 14, 2027
Last Quarter, 47% illuminatedLast Quarter47%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateOctober 15, 2027
Last Quarter, 35.8% illuminatedLast Quarter35.8%, 12:16 a.m. EDT
, 4:16 a.m. UTC		October 16, 2027
Waning Crescent, 25.2% illuminatedWaning Crescent25.2%, 1:31 a.m. EDT
, 5:31 a.m. UTC		October 17, 2027
Waning Crescent, 15.9% illuminatedWaning Crescent15.9%, 2:45 a.m. EDT
, 6:45 a.m. UTC		October 18, 2027
Waning Crescent, 8.5% illuminatedWaning Crescent8.5%, 3:58 a.m. EDT
, 7:58 a.m. UTC		October 19, 2027
New Moon, 3.3% illuminatedNew Moon3.3%, 5:10 a.m. EDT
, 9:10 a.m. UTC		October 20, 2027
New Moon, 0.6% illuminatedNew Moon0.6%, 6:23 a.m. EDT
, 10:23 a.m. UTC		October 21, 2027
New Moon, 0.4% illuminatedNew Moon0.4%, 7:36 a.m. EDT
, 11:36 a.m. UTC		October 22, 2027
New Moon, 2.6% illuminatedNew Moon2.6%, 8:48 a.m. EDT
, 12:48 p.m. UTC		October 23, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 6.9% illuminatedWaxing Crescent6.9%, 9:57 a.m. EDT
, 1:57 p.m. UTC		October 24, 2027

“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.