A MONTH OF WAXING AND WANING LIGHT

October 2026 Moon phase calendar

Daily phase and illumination values use a Korea-time reference. Exact major phase moments are in Korea Standard Time (KST); moonrise and moonset below use Seoul as a reference location.

Major phase times

Last Quarter

2026-10-03 · 22:25 KST

New Moon

2026-10-11 · 00:50 KST

First Quarter

2026-10-19 · 01:13 KST

Full Moon

2026-10-26 · 13:12 KST

Daily Moon phase

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Daily Moon phase, illumination, moonrise and moonset for October 2026; rise and set times use Seoul as reference
Date	Phase	Illumination	Moonrise	Moonset
10/1	Waning Gibbous	77%	20:53	11:30
10/2	Last Quarter	66%	21:52	12:40
10/3	Last Quarter	55%	23:00	13:41
10/4	Last Quarter	44%	—	14:32
10/5	Last Quarter	33%	00:12	15:13
10/6	Waning Crescent	23%	01:25	15:48
10/7	Waning Crescent	14%	02:36	16:17
10/8	Waning Crescent	7%	03:45	16:43
10/9	Waning Crescent	3%	04:52	17:07
10/10	New Moon	0%	05:57	17:32
10/11	New Moon	0%	07:02	17:58
10/12	Waxing Crescent	2%	08:06	18:27
10/13	Waxing Crescent	6%	09:11	19:00
10/14	Waxing Crescent	12%	10:13	19:38
10/15	Waxing Crescent	19%	11:13	20:23
10/16	Waxing Crescent	27%	12:08	21:14
10/17	First Quarter	36%	12:56	22:10
10/18	First Quarter	45%	13:37	23:09
10/19	First Quarter	54%	14:12	—
10/20	First Quarter	64%	14:42	00:11
10/21	Waxing Gibbous	73%	15:09	01:13
10/22	Waxing Gibbous	81%	15:34	02:16
10/23	Waxing Gibbous	89%	15:58	03:19
10/24	Waxing Gibbous	95%	16:23	04:24
10/25	Waxing Gibbous	98%	16:51	05:32
10/26	Full Moon	100%	17:22	06:43
10/27	Waning Gibbous	99%	18:00	07:57
10/28	Waning Gibbous	95%	18:47	09:14
10/29	Waning Gibbous	88%	19:44	10:27
10/30	Waning Gibbous	80%	20:51	11:33
10/31	Waning Gibbous	69%	22:03	12:29

Moonrise and moonset are astronomical calculations for Seoul and may differ from your location or visible horizon. Weather and local obstructions are not included.