The Moon today
October 31, 2026
- Moon sign
- Cancer
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Illumination
- 65%
- Moves into Leo
- November 1, 2026 at 4:20 AM
On October 31, 2026, the Moon is in Cancer, in its Last Quarter phase, about 65% illuminated. These positions are computed from the real sky, not from a fixed calendar, and this page refreshes through the day.
The mood of a Moon in Cancer
The Moon is at home in Cancer, and feelings gain depth and volume. Old memories resurface, sensitivity rises, and the urge to nest often wins over the urge to go out. Tenderness comes more easily now, toward others and toward yourself. Honor the pull inward: call someone who feels like family, cook a childhood dish, or simply let an emotion arrive without editing it.
When the Moon changes sign
The Moon spends about two and a half days in a sign. Here are the two boundaries around today, computed to the minute rather than rounded to the day.
| Entered Cancer | October 30, 2026 at 2:07 AM |
|---|---|
| Moves into Leo | November 1, 2026 at 4:20 AM |
Times in UTC.
The next full and new Moon
| Next full Moon | November 24, 2026 at 2:55 PMin Gemini |
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| Next new Moon | November 9, 2026 at 7:04 AMin Scorpio |
Moon phases this month
No full or new Moon falls in the rest of this month.
Times in UTC.
Why the Moon sign changes so often
The Moon is the fastest body of the chart: it moves through the whole zodiac in about 27 days and changes sign roughly every two and a half days. That speed is why the collective mood shifts so quickly, and why your natal Moon sign depends on your exact birth date, and sometimes on your birth time.
Astrologers read the transiting Moon as the emotional weather of the day: not an instruction, just a tone. The phase adds a rhythm to it, from the quiet of a new Moon to the fullness of a full Moon.
Where was the Moon when you were born?
Your natal Moon colors your emotional world far more durably than today's transit. Get your full birth chart, computed for your exact date, time and city.
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