Flag for USA

Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 45.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 2:51:07 am
Moon Direction: 310° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -5.9°
Moon Distance: 230,089 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 8:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 5:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:45 am
Location of Rio Rancho Location

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Rio Rancho, October 2026

Scroll right to see more
2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:42 pm (304°) 10:14 pm (55°) 4:57 am (81.7°) 229,528 73.4%
2 - 1:47 pm (305°) 11:18 pm (56°) 6:00 am (82.6°) 229,567 62.2%
3 - 2:42 pm (303°) - 7:03 am (81.6°) 229,986 50.3%
4 12:28 am (59°) 3:28 pm (298°) - 8:02 am (78.6°) 230,730 38.5%
5 1:40 am (64°) 4:06 pm (292°) - 8:58 am (74.1°) 231,762 27.4%
6 2:50 am (71°) 4:38 pm (285°) - 9:50 am (68.5°) 233,082 17.8%
7 3:58 am (78°) 5:07 pm (278°) - 10:38 am (62.2°) 234,697 9.9%
8 5:04 am (86°) 5:33 pm (270°) - 11:23 am (55.7°) 236,610 4.3%
9 6:08 am (94°) 6:00 pm (262°) - 12:08 pm (49.2°) 238,788 1.0%
10 7:11 am (102°) 6:27 pm (255°) - 12:53 pm (43.0°) 241,170 0.1%
11 8:14 am (109°) 6:56 pm (248°) - 1:38 pm (37.5°) 243,639 1.6%
12 9:17 am (115°) 7:29 pm (243°) - 2:26 pm (32.9°) 246,045 5.2%
13 10:19 am (120°) 8:06 pm (238°) - 3:15 pm (29.3°) 248,205 10.6%
14 11:19 am (123°) 8:49 pm (236°) - 4:05 pm (27.0°) 249,934 17.5%
15 12:15 pm (125°) 9:38 pm (235°) - 4:57 pm (26.1°) 251,056 25.5%
16 1:06 pm (125°) 10:32 pm (236°) - 5:48 pm (26.6°) 251,433 34.5%
17 1:50 pm (123°) 11:30 pm (239°) - 6:38 pm (28.4°) 250,979 44.0%
18 2:28 pm (119°) - - 7:26 pm (31.5°) 249,674 53.8%
19 - 12:30 am (243°) 3:01 pm (114°) 8:13 pm (35.6°) 247,568 63.6%
20 - 1:31 am (248°) 3:31 pm (108°) 8:57 pm (40.6°) 244,790 73.0%
21 - 2:31 am (255°) 3:58 pm (101°) 9:41 pm (46.4°) 241,527 81.7%
22 - 3:33 am (262°) 4:24 pm (94°) 10:25 pm (52.6°) 238,030 89.2%
23 - 4:35 am (270°) 4:50 pm (86°) 11:10 pm (59.2°) 234,580 95.1%
24 - 5:40 am (278°) 5:18 pm (78°) 11:58 pm (65.7°) 231,478 98.7%
25 - 6:48 am (286°) 5:49 pm (71°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 8:00 am (293°) 6:26 pm (64°) 12:49 am (71.8°) 228,976 99.8%
27 - 9:14 am (299°) 7:11 pm (59°) 1:46 am (76.9°) 227,281 98.0%
28 - 10:28 am (303°) 8:06 pm (56°) 2:46 am (80.6°) 226,494 93.3%
29 - 11:37 am (305°) 9:09 pm (56°) 3:51 am (82.3°) 226,600 85.8%
30 - 12:37 pm (303°) 10:20 pm (58°) 4:55 am (81.9°) 227,490 76.3%
31 - 1:26 pm (300°) 11:32 pm (63°) 5:57 am (79.5°) 228,987 65.3%
* All times are local time for Rio Rancho. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Note that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec