Moon Phases in Houston
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for October1997
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Moonrise
- 22:37
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 17.4 days
- Moonset
- 09:13
- Illumination
- 92%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-05
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Day Length
- 9h 11m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 Wed | 07:23 | 19:15 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 2 Thu | 08:28 | 19:37 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 3 Fri | 09:34 | 20:01 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 4 Sat | 10:39 | 20:27 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.4 days | 367470 km |
| Oct 5 Sun | 11:44 | 20:59 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 373141 km |
| Oct 6 Mon | 12:47 | 21:38 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.4 days | 379386 km |
| Oct 7 Tue | 13:47 | 22:24 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 385701 km |
| Oct 8 Wed | 14:40 | 23:19 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 391611 km |
| Oct 9 Thu | 15:28 | - | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 396720 km |
| Oct 10 Fri | 16:09 | 00:23 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 400753 km |
| Oct 11 Sat | 16:44 | 01:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 403570 km |
| Oct 12 Sun | 17:16 | 02:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 405169 km |
| Oct 13 Mon | 17:44 | 04:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 405652 km |
| Oct 14 Tue | 18:11 | 05:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 405194 km |
| Oct 15 Wed | 18:39 | 07:05 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 403988 km |
| Oct 16 Thu | 19:10 | 08:28 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 402207 km |
| Oct 17 Fri | 19:43 | 09:50 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 399978 km |
| Oct 18 Sat | 20:21 | 11:07 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 397367 km |
| Oct 19 Sun | 21:06 | 12:16 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 394391 km |
| Oct 20 Mon | 21:57 | 13:17 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 391046 km |
| Oct 21 Tue | 22:53 | 14:08 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.4 days | 387338 km |
| Oct 22 Wed | 23:54 | 14:49 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 383314 km |
| Oct 23 Thu | - | 15:24 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 379089 km |
| Oct 24 Fri | 00:56 | 15:52 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.4 days | 374850 km |
| Oct 25 Sat | 02:00 | 16:17 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 370849 km |
| Oct 26 Sun | 03:04 | 16:39 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 367382 km |
| Oct 27 Mon | 04:08 | 17:00 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 364752 km |
| Oct 28 Tue | 05:13 | 17:21 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 363232 km |
| Oct 29 Wed | 06:18 | 17:42 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 363104 km |
| Oct 30 Thu | 07:24 | 18:05 | New Moon | 1% | 28.4 days | 364244 km |
| Oct 31 Fri | 08:30 | 18:30 | Waning Crescent | 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.