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South Pole, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 88.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 2:38:32 pm
Moon Direction: 16° North
Moon Altitude: -0.6°
Moon Distance: 240,092 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 4:16 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for South Pole, October 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:33 pm (-27.2°) 229,599 76.5%
2 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:35 pm (-28.8°) 229,513 65.6%
3 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:38 pm (-28.3°) 229,827 53.8%
4 - Down, doesn’t rise - 7:38 pm (-25.9°) 230,479 41.9%
5 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:35 pm (-22.0°) 231,426 30.6%
6 - Down, doesn’t rise - 9:28 pm (-16.7°) 232,660 20.5%
7 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:17 pm (-10.7°) 234,186 12.0%
8 - Down, doesn’t rise - 11:03 pm (-4.3°) 236,014 5.7%
9 12:21 pm (167°) - - 11:48 pm (2.4°) 238,117 1.7%
10 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
11 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:33 am (8.5°) 240,449 0.1%
12 - Up, doesn’t set - 1:18 am (14.2°) 242,905 0.9%
13 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:05 am (19.1°) 245,350 3.9%
14 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:53 am (23.0°) 247,601 8.8%
15 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:44 am (25.7°) 249,479 15.3%
16 - Up, doesn’t set - 4:35 am (27.0°) 250,796 23.0%
17 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:26 am (26.9°) 251,405 31.8%
18 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:17 am (25.5°) 251,202 41.1%
19 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:06 am (22.8°) 250,147 50.9%
20 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:53 am (18.9°) 248,270 60.7%
21 - Up, doesn’t set - 8:38 am (14.2°) 245,673 70.3%
22 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:21 am (8.7°) 242,532 79.2%
23 - 10:56 pm (173°) - 10:05 am (2.7°) 239,073 87.1%
24 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:50 am (-3.8°) 235,580 93.5%
25 - Down, doesn’t rise - 11:37 am (-10.4°) 232,344 97.9%
26 - Down, doesn’t rise - 12:27 pm (-16.6°) 229,643 99.8%
27 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:22 pm (-21.9°) 227,692 98.8%
28 - Down, doesn’t rise - 2:21 pm (-26.0°) 226,632 95.0%
29 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:25 pm (-28.3°) 226,480 88.3%
30 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:29 pm (-28.5°) 227,154 79.3%
31 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:32 pm (-26.7°) 228,493 68.7%
* All times are local time for South Pole. 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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