The Moon on October 16, 2026
Where the Moon sits on October 16, 2026: her sign, phase, and void-of-course windows, computed with the Swiss Ephemeris. Times in UTC; for your own timezone see the live Moon tool.
Waxing Crescent · void of course part of the day
With the Moon in Sagittarius, the emotional weather runs restless and searching. It crosses into Capricorn at 12:57 PM UTC, so the day carries both moods. The waxing crescent is building, taking the first real steps.
- Enters Capricorn at 12:57 PM UTC
- Void of course: 12:00 AM UTC to 12:57 PM UTC. Poor timing to begin anything you want to go somewhere.
What a Sagittarius Moon feels like
When the Moon moves through Sagittarius, the mood of the day tilts restless and searching. The Moon is the fastest body in the sky and she sets the emotional weather, so this is the undertone beneath October 16, 2026, changing again in a day or two as she moves on. It crosses into Capricorn at 12:57 PM UTC, so the day carries both moods.
Her phase is the other half. This is a waxing crescent: building, taking the first real steps. If you are timing something that matters, the rule of thumb is to build on a waxing Moon, release on a waning one, and steer clear of the void-of-course windows above.
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