Last Quarter
- Rise
- 00:06
- Set
- 13:55
Moon Phases October 2029 in Wenshan City, China
Wenshan City, Yunnan, China
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Wenshan City, in local time (Asia/Shanghai). Next full moon: Hunter's Moon on Monday, October 22.
Wenshan City · Monday, October 1, 2029 Today
Last Quarter
- Illumination
- 47.2%
- Moon age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 391,482 km
- Moonrise
- 00:06
- Moonset
- 13:55
- Highest
- 07:02
Last Quarter at 04:56. Next: New Moon on Mon, Oct 8 at 03:14. Hunter's Moon in 21 days.
At last quarter, also called third quarter, the Moon has completed three quarters of its orbit and again shows a half disc, now lit on the opposite side from first quarter.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
October 2029 calendar
Waning Crescent
37%
- Rise
- 01:02
- Set
- 14:40
Waning Crescent
27%
- Rise
- 02:01
- Set
- 15:23
Waning Crescent
18%
- Rise
- 03:00
- Set
- 16:04
Waning Crescent
10%
- Rise
- 04:01
- Set
- 16:45
Waning Crescent
4%
- Rise
- 05:02
- Set
- 17:25
Waning Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 06:06
- Set
- 18:08
New Moon
- Rise
- 07:12
- Set
- 18:53
Waxing Crescent
3%
- Rise
- 08:19
- Set
- 19:42
Waxing Crescent
8%
- Rise
- 09:28
- Set
- 20:36
Waxing Crescent
16%
- Rise
- 10:35
- Set
- 21:35
Waxing Crescent
26%
- Rise
- 11:38
- Set
- 22:36
Waxing Crescent
36%
- Rise
- 12:35
- Set
- 23:37
First Quarter
- Rise
- 13:26
- Set
- —
Waxing Gibbous
58%
- Rise
- 14:11
- Set
- 00:37
Waxing Gibbous
67%
- Rise
- 14:50
- Set
- 01:35
Waxing Gibbous
76%
- Rise
- 15:27
- Set
- 02:30
Waxing Gibbous
84%
- Rise
- 16:01
- Set
- 03:23
Waxing Gibbous
91%
- Rise
- 16:33
- Set
- 04:14
Waxing Gibbous
95%
- Rise
- 17:06
- Set
- 05:04
Waxing Gibbous
98%
- Rise
- 17:40
- Set
- 05:54
Hunter's Moon
- Rise
- 18:15
- Set
- 06:45
Waning Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 18:53
- Set
- 07:37
Waning Gibbous
97%
- Rise
- 19:35
- Set
- 08:29
Waning Gibbous
93%
- Rise
- 20:20
- Set
- 09:21
Waning Gibbous
88%
- Rise
- 21:08
- Set
- 10:13
Waning Gibbous
81%
- Rise
- 22:00
- Set
- 11:03
Waning Gibbous
73%
- Rise
- 22:55
- Set
- 11:50
Waning Gibbous
63%
- Rise
- 23:50
- Set
- 12:35
Last Quarter
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 13:18
Waning Crescent
43%
- Rise
- 00:47
- Set
- 13:58
Times are local to Wenshan City (Asia/Shanghai). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in October 2029
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | Mon, Oct 1 at 04:56 | Sep 30, 20:56 |
| New Moon | Mon, Oct 8 at 03:14 | Oct 7, 19:14 |
| First Quarter | Sun, Oct 14 at 19:08 | Oct 14, 11:08 |
| Full Moon · Hunter's Moon | Mon, Oct 22 at 17:27 | Oct 22, 09:27 |
| Last Quarter | Tue, Oct 30 at 19:32 | Oct 30, 11:32 |
About the Last Quarter
At last quarter, also called third quarter, the Moon has completed three quarters of its orbit and again shows a half disc, now lit on the opposite side from first quarter. It rises around midnight, is highest at sunrise and sets around midday, so it belongs to the morning sky and is often seen in daylight before noon.
The terminator again brings craters into sharp relief for anyone up before dawn.
Lore and folklore
The last quarter was the old almanac's time for rest and reflection: good for harvesting, drying and storing, mending fences and turning compost, but not for sowing. Weather lore watched the last quarter for signs of the coming month.
In some traditions the morning half moon was a reminder that the month was ending and debts and quarrels should be settled before the dark of the moon.
Trivia
- The last quarter Moon leads the Sun by 90 degrees, so it is due south (or north from the southern hemisphere) at sunrise.
- Several Moon missions launched near last quarter so the lighting at the landing site would be favourable a week later.
- From the southern hemisphere the last quarter is lit on the right, the mirror image of the northern view.
- Half of the Moon is always sunlit; a quarter moon simply shows us half of that half.
Select any day in the calendar to read about its phase.
This month's full moon: the Hunter's Moon
The first full moon after the Harvest Moon, when fields were cleared and game was easy to spot and fatten for winter.
Also called the Blood Moon or Sanguine Moon in some traditions, from the hunt rather than from eclipses. It shares the Harvest Moon habit of rising soon after sunset for several nights.
Lore
With the fields cleared after harvest, game was easy to spot by the light of October's moon, and the season of laying in meat for winter began. The Blood Moon and Sanguine Moon names come from that hunt, not from eclipses. In Britain the same moon was sometimes the Dying Grass Moon.
Trivia
- The Hunter's Moon is always the full moon after the Harvest Moon, so it moves to November when the Harvest Moon is in October.
- It shares the Harvest Moon's early-rising trick for several evenings.
- In some years the Hunter's Moon is a supermoon, appearing especially large as it rises.
Gardening by the Moon in October 2029
- Oct 1 to Oct 7 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
- Oct 8 to Oct 13 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.
- Oct 14 to Oct 21 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
- Oct 22 to Oct 29 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Oct 30 to Oct 31 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
Full planting calendar for October › · How gardening by the moon works
How to read this moon calendar
Each day shows the Moon as it looks from Wenshan City at midday local time, with the illuminated percentage, moonrise and moonset. Days with a principal phase show the exact local time the phase occurs. Because the Moon moves about 50 minutes later each day, roughly once a month there is a date with no moonrise or no moonset at all.
The eight phases of the Moon
New Moon
The Moon sits between Earth and the Sun. Its lit side faces away from us, so it is invisible in the night sky. A new lunar month begins.
Waxing Crescent
A thin sliver grows each evening after sunset. Look low in the west shortly after dusk.
First Quarter
Half the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midday and sets around midnight, so it is high in the sky at sunset.
Waxing Gibbous
More than half lit and growing. It rises in the afternoon and shines most of the night.
Full Moon
The whole face is lit. It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Each full moon carries a traditional name.
Waning Gibbous
The lit portion shrinks. It rises after sunset and is still up in the morning sky.
Last Quarter
Half lit again, on the opposite side. It rises around midnight and is best seen in the early morning.
Waning Crescent
A thinning sliver before dawn in the east, fading toward the next new moon.