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McMurdo, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 2:10:29 pm
Moon Direction: 217° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -11.2°
Moon Distance: 240,028 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:19 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for McMurdo, October 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:58 am (-13.8°) 229,795 81.0%
2 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:59 am (-16.2°) 229,500 70.8%
3 - Down, doesn’t rise - 7:02 am (-16.7°) 229,636 59.3%
4 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:04 am (-15.2°) 230,138 47.4%
5 - Down, doesn’t rise - 9:03 am (-11.9°) 230,952 35.7%
6 - Down, doesn’t rise - 9:58 am (-7.2°) 232,053 25.0%
7 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:48 am (-0.7°) 233,443 15.7%
8 7:58 am (52°) 4:01 pm (296°) - 11:36 am (5.0°) 235,132 8.3%
9 6:39 am (83°) 7:06 pm (262°) - 12:21 pm (11.4°) 237,111 3.2%
10 5:28 am (112°) 10:23 pm (224°) - 1:06 pm (17.8°) 239,347 0.6%
11 3:53 am (146°) - - 1:51 pm (23.8°) 241,761 0.3%
12 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:37 pm (29.1°) 244,232 2.3%
13 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:24 pm (33.6°) 246,595 6.3%
14 - Up, doesn’t set - 4:14 pm (36.8°) 248,668 12.1%
15 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:05 pm (38.8°) 250,266 19.3%
16 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:56 pm (39.4°) 251,219 27.6%
17 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:47 pm (38.6°) 251,401 36.7%
18 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:37 pm (36.4°) 250,741 46.3%
19 - Up, doesn’t set - 8:25 pm (33.1°) 249,237 56.2%
20 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:10 pm (28.7°) 246,954 65.9%
21 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:55 pm (23.5°) 244,041 75.2%
22 - 7:44 am (216°) 1:29 pm (134°) 10:39 pm (17.6°) 240,694 83.6%
23 - 6:13 am (249°) 4:40 pm (98°) 11:23 pm (11.3°) 237,184 90.8%
24 - 5:03 am (278°) 7:45 pm (63°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 3:43 am (309°) - 12:08 am (4.9°) 233,790 96.2%
26 - Down, doesn’t rise - 12:57 am (-0.9°) 230,813 99.3%
27 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:49 am (-7.5°) 228,487 99.7%
28 - Down, doesn’t rise - 2:47 am (-12.2°) 227,006 97.1%
29 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:49 am (-15.4°) 226,440 91.7%
30 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:53 am (-16.6°) 226,749 83.7%
31 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:57 am (-15.7°) 227,803 73.7%
* All times are local time for McMurdo. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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