Wednesday, October 14, 2026. The current moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated. The lunar cycle (synodic month) lasts 29.53 days — the moon today is 3.0 days old.
The Moon orbits Earth every 29.53 days (a lunar month or synodic month). As it orbits, different portions of its illuminated half become visible from Earth — creating the eight named phases of the moon.
Full moon names by month: January (Wolf), February (Snow), March (Worm), April (Pink), May (Flower), June (Strawberry), July (Buck), August (Sturgeon), September (Harvest), October (Hunter's), November (Beaver), December (Cold).