The Moon today
As of Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM ET
Times in Eastern Time (ET)
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
- Phase
- Waxing gibbous
- Illuminated
- 73%
- Sign
- The Moon in Aquarius
- Next New Moon
- Nov 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM, in Scorpio
- Next Full Moon
- Oct 26, 2026 at 12:12 AM, in Taurus
The Moon is not void of course. The next void begins today at 4:42 AM.
Next sign change: the Moon enters Pisces on Oct 21, 2026 at 8:35 AM.
Next principal phase: Full Moon on Oct 26, 2026 at 12:12 AM.
Waxing gibbous
The waxing gibbous Moon sits 135° from the Sun, give or take 22.5° — a phase being just that angle between them as seen from Earth — more than half lit and still filling. In a cycle of about 29.5 days, this is the stretch before completion, and the symbolism points to refinement: something you began is visible, not finished. Worth noticing what it needs, and what you added out of habit.
The Moon in Aquarius
With the Moon in Aquarius — a fixed air sign, steady in mode, mental in element — your feelings may arrive translated into ideas, easier to explain than to sit inside. Astrologers tie the Moon's two-day passage here to wanting perspective: you care from a slight, clarifying distance. If warmth feels cooler, it isn't absent, just thinking — a monthly condition everyone shares.
The interpretations on this page were drafted with software assistance and checked against our voice guidelines by an automated reviewer.
Terms used here
- Void of course
- The hours between the Moon's last exact major aspect to a planet in a sign and its entry into the next sign.
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Put these dates in your calendar: Moon phases
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How these times are computed
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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.