Full Moon and New Moon in October 2026

Full moon, new moon and both quarters in October 2026: UTC times, signs, any eclipses and each Moon sign change, with links to the months before and after.

Times are given in UTC.

The Moon's sign in October 2026

The Moon changes sign roughly every two and a half days. Below is the moment it enters each sign this month. Times are in UTC, so where you live the change may fall on the day before or after.

1. Start of the monthGemini
2. 2 October 2026, 19:54 UTCCancer
3. 4 October 2026, 22:54 UTCLeo
4. 7 October 2026, 02:53 UTCVirgo
5. 9 October 2026, 08:10 UTCLibra
6. 11 October 2026, 15:21 UTCScorpio
7. 14 October 2026, 00:59 UTCSagittarius
8. 16 October 2026, 12:57 UTCCapricorn
9. 19 October 2026, 01:40 UTCAquarius
10. 21 October 2026, 12:35 UTCPisces
11. 23 October 2026, 19:53 UTCAries
12. 25 October 2026, 23:35 UTCTaurus
13. 28 October 2026, 01:02 UTCGemini
14. 30 October 2026, 02:06 UTCCancer

Phase times are calculated with Jean Meeus's "Astronomical Algorithms" and checked against the phase list published by the US Naval Observatory (USNO). The Moon's sign changes are found the same way. All times are UTC.