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Lunar phase today South Melbourne

Lunar Day 16

Moon phase today October 20, 2026

What is moon today in South Melbourne?

Today's lunar phase in South Melbourne, AUSTRALIA, the moon is in 🌓 the First Quarter phase, with 63.85% illumination, with an age of 8.7 days. The current distance between South Melbourne, AUSTRALIA and the moon is 400,201.77km.

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Moon phase today

Note: all moon data below it's analytic based on this location coordinates latitude -37.835 and longitude 144.96000000000004 also base on Time zone Australia/Melbourne because of that and for higher accuracy you will find it different from place to place.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
02:08:40 PM
Lunar Day 16
First Quarter
63.85%
South Melbourne
AUSTRALIA
  • Location:
    AUSTRALIA, South Melbourne
  • Moon phase:
    🌓 First Quarter
  • Lunar day (Moon Age):
    8.7
  • Illumination:
    63.85%
  • MoonRise/MoonSet:
    13:28/03:14
  • Altitude:
    11.79°
  • Period:
    🕑 10 Hours and 14 Minutes
  • Angular diameter:
    28.51°
  • Distance to South Melbourne:
    400,201.77km
  • Next full Moon:
    October 25, 2026 at 6:53 PM
  • Next full Moon countdown:
    5 Days, 4 Hours and 44 Minutes

Upcoming moon phases

October 21, 2026
Lunar Day 9
First Quarter
Illumination: 67.66%
Rise
14:30
Set
03:43
October 22, 2026
Lunar Day 10
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 76.57%
Rise
15:34
Set
04:08
October 23, 2026
Lunar Day 10
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 84.65%
Rise
16:37
Set
04:32
October 24, 2026
Lunar Day 11
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 91.47%
Rise
17:44
Set
04:56
October 25, 2026
Lunar Day 13
Full Moon
Illumination: 96.56%
Rise
18:53
Set
05:22
October 26, 2026
Lunar Day 14
Full Moon
Illumination: 99.46%
Rise
20:07
Set
05:51
October 27, 2026
Lunar Day 15
Full Moon
Illumination: 99.82%
Rise
21:23
Set
06:24

Current moon cycle

It's common to give the moon four phases names (Moon Cycle), it's like they divide the moon phases to forth different times, First one is the new moon, second one is the first quarter, third one full moon, fourth one and the last it's the last quarter, In the below we will list for you the current moon cycles with the four times that we talked about
PhaseStart DateMoonriseMoonrsetIlluminationAge
🌑 New MoonMonday, October 12, 202607:0021:230.87%0.88
🌓 First QuarterSunday, October 18, 202611:2602:0339.38%6.38
🌕 Full MoonSunday, October 25, 202618:5305:2296.56%13.01
🌗 Last QuarterSunday, November 1, 202601:4111:2264.94%20.72

Moon Phase Calendar for October, 2026

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
    
1Waning Gibbous🌖 81.78%Age 18.91
2Waning Gibbous🌖 72.11%Age 20
3Last Quarter🌗 61.29%Age 21.08
4Last Quarter🌗 49.91%Age 22.16
5Last Quarter🌗 39.05%Age 23.19
6Waning Crescent🌘 28.34%Age 24.25
7Waning Crescent🌘 18.81%Age 25.31
8Waning Crescent🌘 10.92%Age 26.37
9Waning Crescent🌘 5.03%Age 27.4
10New Moon🌑 1.38%Age 28.43
11New Moon🌑 0.01%Age 29.43
12New Moon🌑 0.87%Age 0.88
13New Moon🌑 3.77%Age 1.84
14Waxing Crescent🌒 8.46%Age 2.77
15Waxing Crescent🌒 14.65%Age 3.69
16Waxing Crescent🌒 22.06%Age 4.6
17Waxing Crescent🌒 30.39%Age 5.49
18First Quarter🌓 39.38%Age 6.38
19First Quarter🌓 48.76%Age 7.27
20First Quarter🌓 58.28%Age 8.16
21First Quarter🌓 67.66%Age 9.08
22Waxing Gibbous🌔 76.57%Age 10.02
23Waxing Gibbous🌔 84.65%Age 10.98
24Waxing Gibbous🌔 91.47%Age 11.98
25Full Moon🌕 96.56%Age 13.01
26Full Moon🌕 99.46%Age 14.08
27Full Moon🌕 99.82%Age 15.17
28Full Moon🌕 97.43%Age 16.28
29Waning Gibbous🌖 92.36%Age 17.4
30Waning Gibbous🌖 84.89%Age 18.52
31Waning Gibbous🌖 75.55%Age 19.63