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Lunar Calendar Eritrea 2026 › Moon Eritrea October 2026

Lunar Calendar Month October 2026 (Eritrea)

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 Asmara, Eritrea 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 phasesDatesTime
3rd quarter2026-10-0316:25
new moon2026-10-1018:50
1st quarter2026-10-1819:12
full moon2026-10-2607:12

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

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

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Perigee2026-10-0123:42369,336 km
Apogee2026-10-1701:57404,638 km
Perigee2026-10-2821:02364,410 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 ObjectsDate and Time
Mars2026-10-05 08:30
Beehive2026-10-05 14:06
Jupiter2026-10-06 13:18
Regulus2026-10-07 05:57
Venus2026-10-12 05:30
Mercury2026-10-12 23:08
Antares2026-10-14 23:25
Pleiades2026-10-28 04:11

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
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 40
28 Monday
 
29 Tuesday
 
30 Wednesday
 
1Thursday
 
79.1% illuminated
79.1% illuminated
Age: 19.2
2Friday
 
69% illuminated
69% illuminated
Age: 20.3
3Saturday
 
58% illuminated
58% illuminated
Age: 21.4
4Sunday
 
46.6% illuminated
46.6% illuminated
Age: 22.5
Week 41
5Monday
 
35.4% illuminated
35.4% illuminated
Age: 23.5
6Tuesday
 
25% illuminated
25% illuminated
Age: 24.6
7Wednesday
 
16% illuminated
16% illuminated
Age: 25.7
8Thursday
 
8.7% illuminated
8.7% illuminated
Age: 26.7
9Friday
 
3.6% illuminated
3.6% illuminated
Age: 27.7
10Saturday
 
0.7% illuminated
0.7% illuminated
Age: 28.8
11Sunday
 
0.1% illuminated
0.1% illuminated
Age: 0.2
Week 42
12Monday
 
1.6% illuminated
1.6% illuminated
Age: 1.2
13Tuesday
 
5.1% illuminated
5.1% illuminated
Age: 2.2
14Wednesday
 
10.4% illuminated
10.4% illuminated
Age: 3.1
15Thursday
 
17% illuminated
17% illuminated
Age: 4
16Friday
 
24.7% illuminated
24.7% illuminated
Age: 4.9
17Saturday
 
33.3% illuminated
33.3% illuminated
Age: 5.8
18Sunday
 
42.5% illuminated
42.5% illuminated
Age: 6.7
Week 43
19Monday
 
51.9% illuminated
Age: 7.6
20Tuesday
 
61.4% illuminated
Age: 8.5
21Wednesday
 
70.7% illuminated
Age: 9.4
22Thursday
 
79.4% illuminated
Age: 10.3
23Friday
 
87.1% illuminated
Age: 11.3
24Saturday
 
93.4% illuminated
Age: 12.3
25Sunday
 
97.8% illuminated
Age: 13.4
Week 44
26Monday
 
99.9% illuminated
Age: 14.4
27Tuesday
 
99.3% illuminated
Age: 15.5
28Wednesday
 
96% illuminated
Age: 16.7
29Thursday
 
90.1% illuminated
Age: 17.8
30Friday
 
82% illuminated
Age: 18.9
31Saturday
 
72.1% illuminated
Age: 20
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
 
Content last updated on 2018-10-21T17:33:00Z