Lunar Calendar Month October 2026 (Cambodia)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Phnom Penh, Cambodia during October 2026.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phases	Dates	Time
3rd quarter	2026-10-03	20:25
new moon	2026-10-10	22:50
1st quarter	2026-10-18	23:12
full moon	2026-10-26	11:12

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during October 2026.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance
Perigee	2026-10-02	03:42	369,336 km
Apogee	2026-10-17	05:57	404,638 km
Perigee	2026-10-29	01:02	364,410 km

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical Objects	Date and Time
Pleiades	2026-10-01 00:39
Mars	2026-10-05 12:30
Beehive	2026-10-05 18:06
Jupiter	2026-10-06 17:18
Regulus	2026-10-07 09:57
Venus	2026-10-12 09:30
Mercury	2026-10-13 03:08
Antares	2026-10-15 03:25
Pleiades	2026-10-28 08:11

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of October 2026.

October 2026
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 40	28 Monday	29 Tuesday	30 Wednesday	1Thursday 80.7% illuminated Age: 19	2Friday 70.8% illuminated Age: 20.1	3Saturday 59.9% illuminated Age: 21.2	4Sunday 48.5% illuminated Age: 22.3
Week 41	5Monday 37.2% illuminated Age: 23.4	6Tuesday 26.7% illuminated Age: 24.4	7Wednesday 17.4% illuminated Age: 25.5	8Thursday 9.8% illuminated Age: 26.5	9Friday 4.3% illuminated Age: 27.6	10Saturday 1% illuminated Age: 28.6	11Sunday 0% illuminated Age: 0.1
Week 42	12Monday 1.2% illuminated Age: 1	13Tuesday 4.4% illuminated Age: 2	14Wednesday 9.4% illuminated Age: 2.9	15Thursday 15.8% illuminated Age: 3.8	16Friday 23.4% illuminated Age: 4.7	17Saturday 31.9% illuminated Age: 5.6	18Sunday 40.9% illuminated Age: 6.5
Week 43	19Monday 50.3% illuminated Age: 7.4	20Tuesday 59.9% illuminated Age: 8.3	21Wednesday 69.2% illuminated Age: 9.2	22Thursday 78% illuminated Age: 10.2	23Friday 85.9% illuminated Age: 11.1	24Saturday 92.4% illuminated Age: 12.1	25Sunday 97.2% illuminated Age: 13.2
Week 44	26Monday 99.7% illuminated Age: 14.3	27Tuesday 99.6% illuminated Age: 15.4	28Wednesday 96.8% illuminated Age: 16.5	29Thursday 91.3% illuminated Age: 17.6	30Friday 83.5% illuminated Age: 18.7	31Saturday 73.9% illuminated Age: 19.8	1 Sunday
	2 Monday	3 Tuesday	4 Wednesday	5 Thursday	6 Friday	7 Saturday	8 Sunday
	9 Monday	10 Tuesday	11 Wednesday	12 Thursday	13 Friday	14 Saturday	15 Sunday