Moon phases
with Mercury.
Four phases each lunation, from 2025 through 2030, on this browser’s clock. A row names the Mercury cycle when the phase falls inside it. The phase itself is the same everywhere. The iPhone app also marks void of course: after the Moon’s last major aspect to the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, or Saturn, until the next sign.
Full moon of this Scorpio retrograde: 26 October 2026, 04:11 UTC.
This Scorpio cycle
Pre-shadow starts October 4 at 09:09 UTC and post-shadow ends November 30 at 06:16 UTC. Station retrograde is October 24 at 07:13 UTC, station direct is November 13 at 15:54 UTC. The column on the right follows your clock. Before that runs, the times are UTC.
| Phase | Mercury | UTC |
|---|---|---|
 New moon |
Scorpio cycle | Oct 10 · 15:50 |
 First quarter |
Scorpio cycle | Oct 18 · 16:12 |
| Full moon |
Retrograde | Oct 26 · 04:11 |
 Last quarter |
Retrograde | Nov 1 · 20:28 |
| New moon |
Retrograde | Nov 9 · 07:02 |
| First quarter |
Scorpio cycle | Nov 17 · 11:47 |
| Full moon |
Scorpio cycle | Nov 24 · 14:53 |
The full moon in this list is the one inside the retrograde. In UTC it is 26 October at 04:11, two days after the station. November 1 is a last quarter. The cazimi is November 4 at 14:24 UTC. The rest of the years.
The year
Every new moon, quarter, and full moon. Switch the year to walk the same range the app keeps for Mercury, through 2030.
| Phase | Mercury | Your time |
|---|
Times follow this browser, including its daylight-saving rules. The iPhone app uses the phone’s clock. Moon photographs: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio.
Questions
When is the full moon during this retrograde?
26 October 2026 at 04:11 UTC. Mercury stationed retrograde on 22 October and stations direct on 11 November, so the full moon sits inside the retrograde. The tables above show that instant on your clock, which can move the calendar day by one.
Does the phase change from city to city?
The phase is the same everywhere at the same instant. What changes is the clock. This page uses the browser’s time zone. The app uses the iPhone’s time zone. Neither one asks where you are.
Where is moonrise?
Moonrise and moonset need a place on the ground. Cazimi keeps the phase, the clock time, and whether that phase falls inside a Mercury cycle. The app works offline and does not ask for a location.