Moon Phases in Cambridge
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October2021
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 19:47
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.8 days
- Moonset
- 03:23
- Illumination
- 96%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Day Length
- 14h 28m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Fri | 03:10 | 12:05 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 380966 km |
| Oct 2 Sat | 03:49 | 13:11 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 384578 km |
| Oct 3 Sun | 04:22 | 14:21 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 388094 km |
| Oct 4 Mon | 04:52 | 15:33 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 391472 km |
| Oct 5 Tue | 05:18 | 16:45 | Waning Crescent | 2% | 28.4 days | 394684 km |
| Oct 6 Wed | 05:43 | 18:00 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 397697 km |
| Oct 7 Thu | 06:07 | 19:16 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.8 days | 400436 km |
| Oct 8 Fri | 06:34 | 20:34 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.8 days | 402775 km |
| Oct 9 Sat | 07:04 | 21:54 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 404532 km |
| Oct 10 Sun | 07:39 | 23:13 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.8 days | 405489 km |
| Oct 11 Mon | 08:22 | - | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 405424 km |
| Oct 12 Tue | 09:16 | 00:26 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.8 days | 404154 km |
| Oct 13 Wed | 10:18 | 01:30 | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 401583 km |
| Oct 14 Thu | 11:27 | 02:22 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.8 days | 397734 km |
| Oct 15 Fri | 12:37 | 03:05 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 392768 km |
| Oct 16 Sat | 13:48 | 03:38 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.8 days | 386982 km |
| Oct 17 Sun | 14:57 | 04:06 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.8 days | 380782 km |
| Oct 18 Mon | 16:03 | 04:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.8 days | 374646 km |
| Oct 19 Tue | 17:08 | 04:51 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 369064 km |
| Oct 20 Wed | 18:11 | 05:12 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.8 days | 364488 km |
| Oct 21 Thu | 19:15 | 05:33 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.8 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 22 Fri | 20:18 | 05:55 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 23 Sat | 21:22 | 06:20 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.8 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 24 Sun | 22:23 | 06:49 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 25 Mon | 23:23 | 07:24 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.8 days | 364569 km |
| Oct 26 Tue | - | 08:06 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 368772 km |
| Oct 27 Wed | 00:17 | 08:55 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 373685 km |
| Oct 28 Thu | 01:05 | 09:51 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.8 days | 378910 km |
| Oct 29 Fri | 01:46 | 10:54 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 384079 km |
| Oct 30 Sat | 02:21 | 12:00 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.8 days | 388898 km |
| Oct 31 Sun | 02:51 | 13:10 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 393167 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.