Fishing moon calendar – October 9, 2026

Royal Observatory, Greenwich (51°28′40″N 00°00′05″W GMT 0)

October 9, 2026

Libra

Moon 9 October
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 2%

Date: October 9, 2026

Day of the week: Friday

Moon age: 28, 29 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 04:45

Moonset:   ↓ 16:35

Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ and Libra ♎ (from 08:11)

Element: Earth | Air (from 08:11)

Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Plant part: Root Days | Flower Days (from 08:11)

28 lunar day – until 04:45
29 lunar day – from 04:45

Moon position on October 9, 2026

On October 9 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Libra ♎, according to the calendar it is the 29 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 2%. Moonrise will occur at 04:45 and sunset at 16:35.

  1. 28 lunar day until 04:45 – “No fish here” — this sign could be placed at any water body today.
  2. 29 lunar day from 04:45 – The upcoming new moon makes the fishing bad, so you should hold off on going just yet.

Summary: this is an unfavorable day for fishing.

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