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Abilene, Texas, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:04:02 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 114° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -12.3°
Moon Distance: 252,042 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 8:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 6:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:07 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 1:04 pm ↑ (303°) 10:54 pm ↑ (56°) 5:28 am (84.4°) 229,531 73.6%
2 - 2:08 pm ↑ (304°) 11:59 pm ↑ (57°) 6:31 am (85.5°) 229,564 62.4%
3 - 3:04 pm ↑ (302°) - 7:34 am (84.4°) 229,977 50.5%
4 1:08 am ↑ (60°) 3:52 pm ↑ (297°) - 8:34 am (81.5°) 230,712 38.7%
5 2:18 am ↑ (65°) 4:32 pm ↑ (292°) - 9:29 am (77.0°) 231,739 27.6%
6 3:26 am ↑ (71°) 5:06 pm ↑ (285°) - 10:21 am (71.5°) 233,054 17.9%
7 4:32 am ↑ (79°) 5:37 pm ↑ (277°) - 11:09 am (65.2°) 234,664 10.0%
8 5:36 am ↑ (86°) 6:05 pm ↑ (270°) - 11:55 am (58.6°) 236,569 4.3%
9 6:38 am ↑ (94°) 6:33 pm ↑ (262°) - 12:39 pm (52.1°) 238,744 1.0%
10 7:39 am ↑ (101°) 7:02 pm ↑ (255°) - 1:24 pm (46.0°) 241,122 0.1%
11 8:40 am ↑ (108°) 7:33 pm ↑ (249°) - 2:10 pm (40.4°) 243,592 1.6%
12 9:41 am ↑ (114°) 8:07 pm ↑ (244°) - 2:57 pm (35.7°) 246,000 5.1%
13 10:42 am ↑ (119°) 8:46 pm ↑ (240°) - 3:46 pm (32.2°) 248,168 10.4%
14 11:41 am ↑ (122°) 9:30 pm ↑ (237°) - 4:37 pm (29.9°) 249,906 17.3%
15 12:37 pm ↑ (124°) 10:19 pm ↑ (236°) - 5:28 pm (28.9°) 251,041 25.4%
16 1:28 pm ↑ (123°) 11:13 pm ↑ (237°) - 6:20 pm (29.4°) 251,433 34.3%
17 2:13 pm ↑ (121°) - - 7:10 pm (31.2°) 250,995 43.8%
18 - 12:10 am ↑ (240°) 2:52 pm ↑ (118°) 7:58 pm (34.2°) 249,707 53.6%
19 - 1:08 am ↑ (244°) 3:27 pm ↑ (113°) 8:44 pm (38.3°) 247,617 63.4%
20 - 2:07 am ↑ (249°) 3:58 pm ↑ (108°) 9:29 pm (43.3°) 244,849 72.8%
21 - 3:06 am ↑ (255°) 4:27 pm ↑ (101°) 10:12 pm (49.1°) 241,593 81.5%
22 - 4:06 am ↑ (262°) 4:54 pm ↑ (94°) 10:56 pm (55.3°) 238,097 89.1%
23 - 5:07 am ↑ (270°) 5:22 pm ↑ (86°) 11:41 pm (61.9°) 234,646 95.0%
24 - 6:09 am ↑ (278°) 5:52 pm ↑ (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 7:15 am ↑ (285°) 6:26 pm ↑ (71°) 12:29 am (68.4°) 231,531 98.7%
26 - 8:25 am ↑ (292°) 7:04 pm ↑ (65°) 1:21 am (74.5°) 229,018 99.8%
27 - 9:38 am ↑ (298°) 7:51 pm ↑ (60°) 2:17 am (79.7°) 227,307 98.1%
28 - 10:50 am ↑ (302°) 8:46 pm ↑ (57°) 3:18 am (83.4°) 226,500 93.4%
29 - 11:59 am ↑ (303°) 9:50 pm ↑ (57°) 4:22 am (85.2°) 226,589 86.0%
30 - 12:59 pm ↑ (302°) 10:59 pm ↑ (59°) 5:26 am (84.8°) 227,467 76.5%
31 - 1:50 pm ↑ (299°) - 6:28 am (82.4°) 228,956 65.5%
* All times are local time for Abilene. 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.

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