October 26, 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Northern Hemispheres

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for October 26th, 2024 is the Waning Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 23.14 days old and 32.15% illuminated with a tilt of -26.627°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 399,408.12 km and the moon sign is Leo.

The Moon phase for October 26th, 2024 is a Waning Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon is less than 50% illuminated but has not yet reached 0% illumination (which would be a New Moon).

In this part of the moon cycle, it is getting closer and closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing earth with a decreasingly thin crescent being illuminated.

The waning (shrinking) crescement Moon will rise at around midnight, transit the meridian after sunrise, before setting after noon. This phase is best viewed 1-2 hours before sunrise and is a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the illuminated crescent you can see the craters and mountains of the moon casting long shadows.

The Waxing Gibbous phase, like all moon phases, will last for just over 7 days. The actual length will vary because of the elliptical shaped orbit of the moon. During this Waxing Gibbous phase the moon will rise in the east in the mid- to late-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset.

Assuming it’s a clear night, the Waxing Gibbous moon will then be visible through most of the night before setting just before sunrise.

Fun fact: the illuminated side of a waning crescent moon is always pointed eastwards, towards the sunrise.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent

Moon age: 23.14 days

Moon illumination: 32.15%

Moon tilt: -26.627°

Moon angle: 0.5

Moon distance: 399,408.12 km

Moon sign: Leo

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

26 October 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Scorpio 31
Moon:27 Leo 36
Mercury:19 Scorpio 27
Venus:10 Sagittarius 26
Mars:26 Cancer 45
Jupiter:20 Gemini 51 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 03 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 07 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 37 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 42

True Lunar Node:06 Aries 25
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 01 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):13 Libra 11

Chiron:20 Aries 41 Rx
Ceres:16 Capricorn 46
Pallas:16 Sagittarius 17
Juno:27 Libra 14
Vesta:29 Virgo 37

Eris:24 Aries 51 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:4
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:9
Fixed:4
Mutable:6

Chicago, Illinois

October 26, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Scorpio 46
Moon:00 Virgo 37
Mercury:19 Scorpio 49
Venus:10 Sagittarius 44
Mars:26 Cancer 51
Jupiter:20 Gemini 50 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 02 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 06 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 42

True Lunar Node:06 Aries 26
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 00 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):13 Libra 13

Chiron:20 Aries 40 Rx
Ceres:16 Capricorn 50
Pallas:16 Sagittarius 23
Juno:27 Libra 19
Vesta:29 Virgo 44

Eris:24 Aries 51 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:9
Fixed:3
Mutable:7

Los Angels, California

October 26, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Scorpio 51
Moon:01 Virgo 37
Mercury:19 Scorpio 57
Venus:10 Sagittarius 50
Mars:26 Cancer 53
Jupiter:20 Gemini 50 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 02 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 06 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 42

True Lunar Node:06 Aries 26
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 00 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):13 Libra 13

Chiron:20 Aries 40 Rx
Ceres:16 Capricorn 51
Pallas:16 Sagittarius 25
Juno:27 Libra 21
Vesta:29 Virgo 46

Eris:24 Aries 51 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:9
Fixed:3
Mutable:7