Moon Phases in Cairns
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1997
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Moonrise
- 21:12
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 18.3 days
- Moonset
- 08:51
- Illumination
- 87%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Day Length
- 12h 49m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Wed | 05:35 | 17:53 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 2 Thu | 06:12 | 18:40 | New Moon | 0% | 0.4 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 3 Fri | 06:50 | 19:29 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 4 Sat | 07:30 | 20:18 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 367470 km |
| Oct 5 Sun | 08:11 | 21:08 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 373141 km |
| Oct 6 Mon | 08:55 | 22:00 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 379386 km |
| Oct 7 Tue | 09:43 | 22:52 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 385701 km |
| Oct 8 Wed | 10:32 | 23:46 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 391611 km |
| Oct 9 Thu | 11:26 | - | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 396720 km |
| Oct 10 Fri | 12:22 | 00:38 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 400753 km |
| Oct 11 Sat | 13:20 | 01:31 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 403570 km |
| Oct 12 Sun | 14:20 | 02:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 405169 km |
| Oct 13 Mon | 15:21 | 03:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 405652 km |
| Oct 14 Tue | 16:22 | 04:03 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 405194 km |
| Oct 15 Wed | 17:24 | 04:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 403988 km |
| Oct 16 Thu | 18:26 | 05:42 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 402207 km |
| Oct 17 Fri | 19:28 | 06:32 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 399978 km |
| Oct 18 Sat | 20:28 | 07:24 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 397367 km |
| Oct 19 Sun | 21:28 | 08:16 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 394391 km |
| Oct 20 Mon | 22:24 | 09:09 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 391046 km |
| Oct 21 Tue | 23:18 | 10:02 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 387338 km |
| Oct 22 Wed | - | 10:55 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 383314 km |
| Oct 23 Thu | 00:08 | 11:47 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 379089 km |
| Oct 24 Fri | 00:54 | 12:38 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.4 days | 374850 km |
| Oct 25 Sat | 01:37 | 13:27 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 370849 km |
| Oct 26 Sun | 02:17 | 14:15 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 367382 km |
| Oct 27 Mon | 02:56 | 15:02 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 364752 km |
| Oct 28 Tue | 03:34 | 15:50 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 363232 km |
| Oct 29 Wed | 04:11 | 16:36 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 30 Thu | 04:50 | 17:25 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.4 days | 364244 km |
| Oct 31 Fri | 05:29 | 18:14 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 366869 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.