Moonrise and Moonset Cairns Today – Moon Phase and Calendar

Moonrise in Cairns today at 04:00, moonset at 16:07, 8% lit. Next full moon: October 26. Moon times for every day, the moon's path and the moon calendar.

The moon today in Cairns

  • Waning Crescent · 10 % lit
  • Moon age: 26.5 days
  • Rises at 04:00 in the east (82°)
  • Sets at 16:07 in the west (275°)
  • Highest point: 10:03 · 67° north
  • Distance: 377,500 km
  • Next Full Moon: Mon, October 26, 14:11
  • Next New Moon: Sun, October 11, 01:50

Where we are in the lunar cycle

  • New moon: Sun, October 11, 01:50
  • First quarter: Mon, October 19, 02:12
  • Full moon: Mon, October 26, 14:11
  • Last quarter: Mon, November 2, 06:28
  • All times are local time in Cairns.

Moon calendar October 2026

  • 1 Thu: 73 %
  • 2 Fri: 63 %
  • 3 Sat: 51 % · Last quarter 23:25
  • 4 Sun: 40 %
  • 5 Mon: 29 %
  • 6 Tue: 20 %
  • 7 Wed: 12 %
  • 8 Thu: 5 %
  • 9 Fri: 2 %
  • 10 Sat: 0 %
  • 11 Sun: 1 % · New moon 01:50
  • 12 Mon: 4 %
  • 13 Tue: 8 %
  • 14 Wed: 14 %
  • 15 Thu: 22 %
  • 16 Fri: 30 %
  • 17 Sat: 39 %
  • 18 Sun: 48 %
  • 19 Mon: 58 % · First quarter 02:12
  • 20 Tue: 67 %
  • 21 Wed: 76 %
  • 22 Thu: 84 %
  • 23 Fri: 91 %
  • 24 Sat: 96 %
  • 25 Sun: 99 %
  • 26 Mon: 100 % · Full moon 14:11
  • 27 Tue: 98 %
  • 28 Wed: 93 %
  • 29 Thu: 85 %
  • 30 Fri: 76 %
  • 31 Sat: 66 %
  • Illumination at 9 pm local time. Main phases with their exact time; ✦ marks a supermoon.

All full moons 2026

  • Wolf Moon: Sat, January 3, 20:03 · 362,300 km
  • Snow Moon: Mon, February 2, 08:10 · 371,400 km
  • Worm Moon: Tue, March 3, 21:38 · 382,600 km
  • Pink Moon: Thu, April 2, 12:13 · 393,600 km
  • Flower Moon: Sat, May 2, 03:24 · 402,000 km
  • Blue Moon: Sun, May 31, 18:46 · 406,100 km
  • Strawberry Moon: Tue, June 30, 09:57 · 405,300 km
  • Buck Moon: Thu, July 30, 00:36 · 399,600 km
  • Sturgeon Moon: Fri, August 28, 14:18 · 390,400 km
  • Harvest Moon: Sun, September 27, 02:49 · 379,400 km
  • Hunter's Moon: Mon, October 26, 14:11 · 368,900 km
  • Beaver Moon: Wed, November 25, 00:53 · 360,800 km · Supermoon
  • Cold Moon: Thu, December 24, 11:28 · 356,700 km · Supermoon
  • The names come from North American and European folklore. South of the equator they are shifted by six months to match the seasons.
  • Thu, Oct 8: Moonrise 04:00 · Moonset 16:07 · 8% lit
  • Fri, Oct 9: Moonrise 04:38 · Moonset 17:00 · 3% lit
  • Sat, Oct 10: Moonrise 05:14 · Moonset 17:53 · 0% lit
  • Sun, Oct 11: Moonrise 05:51 · Moonset 18:46 · 0% lit
  • Mon, Oct 12: Moonrise 06:30 · Moonset 19:39 · 2% lit
  • Tue, Oct 13: Moonrise 07:11 · Moonset 20:33 · 6% lit
  • Wed, Oct 14: Moonrise 07:54 · Moonset 21:28 · 12% lit
  • Thu, Oct 15: Moonrise 08:42 · Moonset 22:21 · 19% lit
  • Fri, Oct 16: Moonrise 09:32 · Moonset 23:13 · 27% lit
  • Sat, Oct 17: Moonrise 10:24 · Moonset – · 35% lit
  • Sun, Oct 18: Moonrise 11:17 · Moonset 00:02 · 45% lit
  • Mon, Oct 19: Moonrise 12:10 · Moonset 00:47 · 54% lit
  • Tue, Oct 20: Moonrise 13:02 · Moonset 01:29 · 63% lit
  • Wed, Oct 21: Moonrise 13:53 · Moonset 02:07 · 73% lit