The Moon

Moon calendar for October 2026

October 2026 has 4 principal Moon phases, 13 Moon sign changes and 14 void-of-course periods. Each is listed below with its exact time.

What the phases and Moon signs mean

Times in Eastern Time (ET)

Thursday, October 1

  • The Moon goes void of course in Gemini

Friday, October 2

  • The Moon enters Cancer; the void of course ends

Saturday, October 3

  • Last quarter Moon in Cancer
  • The Moon goes void of course in Cancer

Sunday, October 4

  • The Moon enters Leo; the void of course ends

Tuesday, October 6

  • The Moon goes void of course in Leo
  • The Moon enters Virgo; the void of course ends

Wednesday, October 7

  • The Moon goes void of course in Virgo

Friday, October 9

  • The Moon enters Libra; the void of course ends

Saturday, October 10

  • New Moon in Libra
  • The Moon goes void of course in Libra

Sunday, October 11

  • The Moon enters Scorpio; the void of course ends

Tuesday, October 13

  • The Moon goes void of course in Scorpio
  • The Moon enters Sagittarius; the void of course ends

Thursday, October 15

  • The Moon goes void of course in Sagittarius

Friday, October 16

  • The Moon enters Capricorn; the void of course ends

Sunday, October 18

  • The Moon goes void of course in Capricorn
  • First quarter Moon in Capricorn
  • The Moon enters Aquarius; the void of course ends

Wednesday, October 21

  • The Moon goes void of course in Aquarius
  • The Moon enters Pisces; the void of course ends

Thursday, October 22

  • The Moon goes void of course in Pisces

Friday, October 23

  • The Moon enters Aries; the void of course ends

Sunday, October 25

  • The Moon goes void of course in Aries
  • The Moon enters Taurus; the void of course ends

Monday, October 26

  • Full Moon in Taurus

Tuesday, October 27

  • The Moon goes void of course in Taurus
  • The Moon enters Gemini; the void of course ends

Thursday, October 29

  • The Moon goes void of course in Gemini
  • The Moon enters Cancer; the void of course ends

Saturday, October 31

  • The Moon goes void of course in Cancer

How these times are computed

Every time here comes from our own engine, built on astronomy-engine, an open-source ephemeris, and checked against independent references: the U.S. Naval Observatory's Moon phases, NASA's eclipse canon and Swiss Ephemeris outputs. The page is written in Eastern Time (ET); your browser shows the times in the zone you pick.

Void of course, traditional rule: from the Moon's last exact major aspect (conjunction, sextile, square, trine or opposition) to the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter or Saturn, until it enters the next sign. The modern rule also counts Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, so its voids can begin later and run shorter.

Astrology is a symbolic language, not a science: the positions are exact, and what they mean is interpretation.

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