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New moon of October 2026: date, time and sign
The new moon forms on Saturday 10 October at 17:50 (Paris time), Moon in Libra at 17°22', in the Hasta nakshatra.
Phase
New moon
Date & time
10 October11:50 New York · 08:50 Los Angeles · 16:50 London
Sign
Libra17°22' · Hasta
Next new moon
9 Novemberin Scorpio
What this lunation illuminates
A new moon in Libra opens a cycle on the side of connection, agreement and balance. A relationship, a shared project, a harmony to be found again.
A time to set an intention of rightness and peace in your exchanges.
The Vedic layer: Hasta
Your Moon moves through Hasta, the skilful hand. You know how to make, to mend, to give form to the concrete: your path turns ideas into gestures, and finds a deep peace in work well done.
Where does this new moon fall in your chart?
In your 4th house it speaks of family; in your 10th, of career. Calculate your chart to find out, it's free and instant.
The lunation data
| Body | Position | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 17°22' Libra | conjunct the Sun, start of the cycle |
| Sun | 17°22' Libra | conjunct the Moon |
Frequently asked questions
It forms on Saturday 10 October at 17:50, Paris time, Moon in Libra at 17°22'.
It forms in Libra, in the Hasta nakshatra.
The nakshatra is the Vedic division of the sky into 27 sectors, read from the Moon's sidereal position (Lahiri ayanamsa). Here the Moon is in Hasta. The sign itself stays calculated in tropical: this is Elvira's tropical-vedic approach.
These positions are the same for everyone; their personal meaning depends on your chart. You can calculate your free birth chart, or see more clearly in a reading with Elvira.
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