New moon October 2026 in Libra

What time is it where you are?

The same instant falls on different dates around the world, so check the date as well as the time.

When to look for the first crescent

A new moon itself cannot be seen, because it sits in the Sun's glare. The thin crescent usually shows up low in the west after sunset once the Moon sets about 60 minutes after the Sun. This is the first evening that happens in each city.

Clear skies and a low western horizon help a lot, so treat these as the first good chance, not a promise.

The stars behind this new moon

Signs follow the seasons and constellations are patterns of stars, and the two have drifted apart over the centuries. At 17°21′ Libra, the Moon actually stands in front of Virgo, the maiden, not the constellation Libra is named after. The Sun, right beside the Moon at 17°21′ Libra, is in front of Virgo.

More about VirgoWhy signs and constellations differSee the real sky at your own birth

How close is the Moon?

At 387,632 km from Earth, this is the 9th closest of the 12 new moons of 2026.

Perigee, the closest point of this orbit, comes on 1 October 2026 at 20:52 UTC, 9 days before the exact new moon, at 369,324 km. Apogee, the farthest point, comes on 16 October 2026 at 404,632 km.

The planets at this new moon

Where everything else stands at the exact moment, and any major aspect each planet makes to the Moon, using the same orbs Hali uses in every chart.

The tightest contact is a sextile from Jupiter, 3.9° from exact. A sextile from Jupiter offers an opening that is easy to miss if you are not looking. With Saturn opposite the Moon, its themes tend to show up as a pull in another direction. Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are retrograde at this moment.

Planets to look for

With no Moon in the evening sky, the nights around a new moon are the darkest of the month, good for planets and faint stars.

• Mercury is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Libra.
• Venus is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Virgo.
• Mars is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Cancer.
• Jupiter is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Leo.
• Saturn is up most of the night, in front of Cetus.

Eclipse season

The Moon is 48.5° from the South Node, one of the two points where its path crosses the Sun's. Eclipses only happen when a new or full moon falls near a node, so this one falls outside eclipse season. The next eclipse is the annular solar eclipse at the new moon of February 2027.

What the lunar nodes are

This lunar cycle

This new moon starts a cycle that peaks with the full moon in Taurus on 26 October 2026. It ends with the next new moon on 9 November 2026.

A new moon in Libra

The Sun and Moon meet in Libra, so this new moon is about partnership and balance. Think about the relationships you want to invest in, and what fair looks like in them.

Astrology reads full and new moons as moments for reflection, not predictions. Take what helps and leave the rest.

When the Moon is in Libra

Libra Moon days lean social and diplomatic. Conversations soften, people want things fair and pleasant, and it's a lovely time for dates, art and making up after a disagreement.

More about the Moon in Libra

The same moon in other years

• Last yearNew moon October 2025, Libra
• Next yearNew moon October 2027, Scorpio
• Next new moon in LibraNew moon September 2027, Libra