New Moon October 2026 in Libra
The new moon of October 2026 is exact on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 15:50 UTC, with the Sun and Moon together at 17°21' Libra. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: 22 days ago.
What time is the October 2026 new moon?
At 15:50 UTC on October 10, 2026, which is Sat, Oct 10, 11:50 AM in New York and Sat, Oct 10, 08:50 AM in Los Angeles.
What sign is the October 2026 new moon in?
Libra: the Sun and Moon meet at 17°21' Libra.
Can you see the October 2026 new moon?
No: the Moon is between Earth and the Sun with its unlit side towards us, and the first thin crescent shows low in the west after sunset about a day or two later, around October 12, 2026.
Is the October 2026 new moon a supermoon?
No: at 387,632 km the Moon is farther than the 384,400 km average; it is number 9 of 2026’s 12 new moons by closeness.
Is the October 2026 new moon an eclipse?
No: the Moon passes 3.83° south of the ecliptic, so its shadow misses Earth.
When is the next new moon after October 2026?
On November 9, 2026 at 07:02 UTC, in Scorpio.
Computed details, October 10, 2026
| Exact time (UTC) | October 10, 2026, 15:50 UTC Your time: |
|---|---|
| Moon | ♎︎ 17°21' Libra |
| Sun | ♎︎ 17°21' Libra |
| Distance from Earth | 387,632 km (+3,232 km) |
| Apparent size | 30.8 arcminutes |
| Nearest perigee | October 1, 2026, 20:52 UTC · 369,324 km 8 d 19 h before |
| Distance from the ecliptic | 3.83° south |
| Closeness rank | 9 of 12 (2026) |
| Lunar month (to the next new moon) | 29 d 15 h |
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Sat, Oct 10, 08:50 AM |
| New York | Sat, Oct 10, 11:50 AM |
| London | Sat, Oct 10, 04:50 PM |
| India | Sat, Oct 10, 09:20 PM |
| Sydney | Sun, Oct 11, 02:50 AM |
What a new moon in Libra means
With the Sun and Moon together in Libra, this new moon opens a cycle of about four weeks that peaks at the full moon in Taurus on October 26, 2026. Libra is a cardinal air sign ruled by Venus; its keywords: diplomatic, aesthetic, fair.
The collective mood leans toward company, fairness and pleasant surfaces. People smooth things over and avoid the hard conversation. Good for social plans, design and diplomacy; decisions tend to wait.
What it means for your sign: The house this lunation falls in for each of the 12 sun signs.
The instant is the same everywhere; only the clock reading changes. Distances are centre to centre. There is no official supermoon definition: here a supermoon is a new moon with the Moon within 360,000 km of Earth, a micromoon one beyond 405,000 km. Computed with astronomy-engine, tropical zodiac. Data: new-moon/2026.json (CC0 JSON).