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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 93.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:35:54 pm
Moon Direction: 116° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -37.2°
Moon Distance: 237,620 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 11:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 10:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:48 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:11 am (304°) 11:53 pm (54°) 3:28 am (26.1°) 229,763 80.4%
2 - 9:04 am (306°) - 4:30 am (23.8°) 229,496 70.1%
3 12:59 am (53°) 10:07 am (306°) - 5:33 am (23.4°) 229,657 58.6%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
4 1:56 am (55°) 12:17 pm (303°) - 7:34 am (25.1°) 230,179 46.7%
5 3:42 am (59°) 1:30 pm (298°) - 8:33 am (28.5°) 231,010 35.1%
6 4:20 am (65°) 2:43 pm (292°) - 9:27 am (33.4°) 232,129 24.4%
7 4:51 am (73°) 3:54 pm (284°) - 10:18 am (39.2°) 233,536 15.2%
8 5:18 am (80°) 5:02 pm (276°) - 11:05 am (45.6°) 235,243 8.0%
9 5:43 am (89°) 6:08 pm (267°) - 11:50 am (52.1°) 237,239 3.0%
10 6:08 am (97°) 7:13 pm (259°) - 12:35 pm (58.6°) 239,488 0.5%
11 6:33 am (104°) 8:18 pm (252°) - 1:20 pm (64.6°) 241,909 0.3%
12 7:00 am (111°) 9:23 pm (245°) - 2:06 pm (69.9°) 244,379 2.5%
13 7:30 am (117°) 10:27 pm (240°) - 2:54 pm (74.3°) 246,729 6.6%
14 8:05 am (122°) 11:29 pm (236°) - 3:43 pm (77.5°) 248,780 12.5%
15 8:46 am (125°) - - 4:34 pm (79.4°) 250,343 19.8%
16 - 12:26 am (234°) 9:33 am (126°) 5:26 pm (79.9°) 251,253 28.2%
17 - 1:18 am (234°) 10:27 am (126°) 6:17 pm (79.0°) 251,386 37.3%
18 - 2:03 am (236°) 11:25 am (123°) 7:06 pm (76.8°) 250,674 46.9%
19 - 2:41 am (239°) 12:25 pm (119°) 7:54 pm (73.3°) 249,121 56.8%
20 - 3:14 am (244°) 1:27 pm (113°) 8:40 pm (68.9°) 246,795 66.5%
21 - 3:42 am (250°) 2:30 pm (107°) 9:24 pm (63.6°) 243,850 75.7%
22 - 4:08 am (257°) 3:33 pm (99°) 10:08 pm (57.6°) 240,485 84.1%
23 - 4:32 am (265°) 4:37 pm (91°) 10:52 pm (51.2°) 236,974 91.2%
24 - 4:56 am (273°) 5:44 pm (83°) 11:38 pm (44.7°) 233,596 96.4%
25 - 5:22 am (281°) 6:53 pm (75°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 5:50 am (289°) 8:06 pm (67°) 12:26 am (38.2°) 230,653 99.4%
27 - 6:24 am (296°) 9:22 pm (60°) 1:19 am (32.4°) 228,372 99.6%
28 - 7:05 am (302°) 10:38 pm (56°) 2:17 am (27.7°) 226,947 96.9%
29 - 7:56 am (305°) 11:49 pm (54°) 3:19 am (24.6°) 226,435 91.3%
30 - 8:58 am (306°) - 4:24 am (23.5°) 226,793 83.2%
31 12:51 am (55°) 10:08 am (304°) - 5:28 am (24.6°) 227,887 73.1%
* All times are local time for Melbourne. 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 starts on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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