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New Moon October 2026: the exact time, and one agreement for the cycle
The October 2026 New Moon is exact on , when the Sun and the Moon stand at the same longitude, 17°22′ Libra in the tropical zodiac. In Sydney the clocks already read 11 Oct. The Moon itself is invisible at that moment; the first thin crescent comes later and depends on where you are.
Exact New Moon
10 Oct 2026, 15:50 UTC
Sun and Moon
17°22′ Libra
Next New Moon
9 Nov 2026, 07:02 UTC
New Moon time by city
One instant, different clocks. Offsets are those in force on the day; a highlighted date differs from the UTC date.
| Place | Local date | Local time | Offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | 10 Oct 2026 | 15:50 | UTC+00:00 |
| Los Angeles | 10 Oct 2026 | 08:50 | UTC−07:00 |
| New York | 10 Oct 2026 | 11:50 | UTC−04:00 |
| London | 10 Oct 2026 | 16:50 | UTC+01:00 |
| Sydney | 11 Oct 2026 (next day) | 02:50 | UTC+11:00 |
The New Moon is not the first crescent
The astronomical New Moon is a single instant: the moment the Moon’s longitude equals the Sun’s. Nobody sees it. The lit half faces away from Earth and the Moon is lost in the Sun’s glare. This time the Moon also passes 3.83° south of the Sun’s path, so there is no eclipse.
The first visible crescent is an observation, not an instant. It depends on how far the Moon has moved from the Sun, your latitude, the angle of the evening horizon, haze and eyesight. Calendars that begin the month with a sighted crescent can therefore start a day or more after the astronomical New Moon, and on different days in different countries. How far the Moon has moved after the instant:
| After the New Moon | UTC | Moon − Sun longitude | Disc lit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 hours | 11 Oct 2026, 15:50 | 11.9° | 1.2% |
| 48 hours | 12 Oct 2026, 15:50 | 23.6° | 4.4% |
| 72 hours | 13 Oct 2026, 15:50 | 35° | 9.2% |
These numbers describe geometry, not whether you will see the crescent from your window. Local sighting forecasts need your location and horizon, which this page does not ask for.
This lunar cycle, phase by phase
Exact instants in UTC. Your local date can be one day different.
| Phase | Exact (UTC) |
|---|---|
| Full Moon | |
| Last Quarter (third quarter) | |
| New Moon — this New Moon | |
| First Quarter | |
| Full Moon — Hunter’s Moon | |
| Last Quarter (third quarter) | |
| New Moon |
For the Full Moon in local time, and what the Moon is doing on Halloween, see Full Moon October 2026. Any month’s phases are in the Moon phase calendar. The next New Moon, in Scorpio, has its own page with local dates: New Moon November 2026.
One agreement for the next lunar cycle
A lunar cycle is a usefully short container: 10 Oct 2026, 15:50 UTC to 9 Nov 2026, 07:02 UTC, about 29½ days. That is long enough to try one small change and short enough to review it honestly. The calendar is the only part the Moon supplies; the agreement is yours.
- Name one value you share with a partner, a friend, a housemate or yourself: fairness, rest, honesty about money, time together.
- Turn it into one behaviour that either happens or does not. “Be more balanced” cannot be checked; “we split Sunday cooking” can.
- Put two dates in the calendar: a short check-in around the Full Moon (26 Oct 2026, 04:12 UTC) and a review at the next New Moon. At the review, keep it, adjust it or drop it.
A fictional worked example
Mara and Theo are invented for this page. They notice that money questions turn into arguments when one of them answers on the spot. Their value is “decide together, not in a hurry”. Their one behaviour: either of them can say “let me think until tonight” about any purchase over an agreed amount, and the other accepts it without debate. They check in briefly on 26 October 2026 and decide on 9 November 2026 whether to keep the rule. That is the whole agreement; it does not promise a better relationship, only a clearer test of one habit.
An optional Libra lens (astrology)
Everything above is astronomy or ordinary planning. This section is astrology, offered as a reflective lens only, not as a prediction.
The Sun and Moon meet at 17°22′ Libra. Astrologers traditionally associate Libra with balance, fairness, partnership and the terms on which people meet each other. Read as a lens, that suggests one question for choosing your agreement: where does give-and-take feel uneven at the moment, and what is the smallest fair adjustment? If that question is not useful to you, the agreement works just as well without it.
Nothing here says a relationship will begin, end or change because of this New Moon. A Sun sign or birthday alone also cannot place the New Moon in one of your houses: houses need a reliable birth time and place.
Where is Libra in your own chart?
The free natal chart calculation shows every planet you were born with to the degree and, with a birth time and place, which house holds 17° Libra. If you then want it explained in writing, there is an optional paid written interpretation of your natal chart; the chart page shows what it includes and the price before you buy. It reads your birth chart and is not a forecast for this New Moon.
Quick answers
When is the New Moon in October 2026?
The New Moon is exact on 10 October 2026 at 15:50 UTC, when the Moon and the Sun share the same ecliptic longitude. On local clocks that is 08:50 on 10 Oct in Los Angeles, 11:50 on 10 Oct in New York, 16:50 on 10 Oct in London, 02:50 on 11 Oct in Sydney.
What sign is the October 2026 New Moon in?
Libra, in the tropical zodiac used by most Western astrologers: the Sun and Moon are both at 17°22′ Libra. Sidereal (Vedic) systems use a different zero point and give a different sign.
Can I see the New Moon?
No. At the New Moon the lit side faces away from Earth and the Moon sits close to the Sun in the sky. The thin crescent that some calendars wait for appears a day or more later, depending on where you are, the sky and the horizon. At 15:50 UTC on 10 October 2026 the Moon is 3.83° south of the ecliptic, so this New Moon is not a solar eclipse.
When is the next Full Moon and New Moon?
First Quarter is 18 Oct 2026, 16:13 UTC, the Full Moon (the Hunter’s Moon) 26 Oct 2026, 04:12 UTC, and the next New Moon 9 Nov 2026, 07:02 UTC.
Does my birthday tell me where this New Moon falls in my chart?
No. A birth date gives your Sun sign, but houses need a reliable birth time and place. That is why this page does not assign the New Moon to a house for any sign.
Method and limits
Swiss Ephemeris (production ephemeris files) through Lunara’s central lunar-phase helpers: geocentric apparent ecliptic longitudes, tropical zodiac, UT. The New Moon instant is where Moon − Sun longitude equals 0°, refined to under a second and shown to the nearest minute. Illumination is the Swiss Ephemeris illuminated fraction of the disc. Local times use the IANA time-zone rules in force on 10 October 2026.
Lunara uses the tropical zodiac, which is anchored to the equinoxes; sidereal systems are anchored to the stars and place the same New Moon in a different sign. Crescent visibility is not calculated here.
Text written with AI assistance; every date, position and percentage is computed, not written.