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Ames, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 45.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 4:50:49 am
Moon Direction: 331° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -14.4°
Moon Distance: 230,143 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:23 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 1:14 pm (308°) 9:52 pm (51°) 5:03 am (74.7°) 229,535 73.8%
2 - 2:19 pm (309°) 10:57 pm (52°) 6:06 am (75.7°) 229,558 62.6%
3 - 3:13 pm (306°) - 7:08 am (74.7°) 229,965 50.7%
4 12:10 am (55°) 3:55 pm (302°) - 8:08 am (71.8°) 230,698 38.9%
5 1:26 am (61°) 4:28 pm (295°) - 9:04 am (67.4°) 231,719 27.8%
6 2:42 am (68°) 4:55 pm (287°) - 9:56 am (61.8°) 233,028 18.1%
7 3:55 am (77°) 5:19 pm (279°) - 10:44 am (55.6°) 234,633 10.2%
8 5:07 am (86°) 5:40 pm (270°) - 11:30 am (49.0°) 236,535 4.4%
9 6:16 am (94°) 6:01 pm (261°) - 12:14 pm (42.5°) 238,704 1.1%
10 7:24 am (103°) 6:23 pm (253°) - 12:59 pm (36.4°) 241,081 0.1%
11 8:32 am (111°) 6:48 pm (246°) - 1:45 pm (30.8°) 243,550 1.5%
12 9:40 am (118°) 7:16 pm (240°) - 2:32 pm (26.2°) 245,961 5.0%
13 10:47 am (123°) 7:49 pm (235°) - 3:21 pm (22.6°) 248,133 10.3%
14 11:50 am (127°) 8:29 pm (232°) - 4:11 pm (20.2°) 249,881 17.2%
15 12:48 pm (129°) 9:17 pm (231°) - 5:03 pm (19.3°) 251,028 25.2%
16 1:39 pm (129°) 10:12 pm (232°) - 5:54 pm (19.7°) 251,433 34.1%
17 2:21 pm (126°) 11:12 pm (235°) - 6:44 pm (21.5°) 251,010 43.7%
18 2:56 pm (122°) - - 7:33 pm (24.5°) 249,736 53.4%
19 - 12:16 am (240°) 3:25 pm (117°) 8:19 pm (28.6°) 247,657 63.2%
20 - 1:21 am (246°) 3:50 pm (110°) 9:04 pm (33.6°) 244,901 72.7%
21 - 2:27 am (253°) 4:12 pm (103°) 9:47 pm (39.3°) 241,651 81.4%
22 - 3:33 am (261°) 4:33 pm (95°) 10:31 pm (45.5°) 238,158 89.0%
23 - 4:41 am (270°) 4:54 pm (86°) 11:16 pm (52.1°) 234,701 94.9%
24 - 5:51 am (279°) 5:17 pm (77°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 7:05 am (287°) 5:43 pm (69°) 12:04 am (58.6°) 231,581 98.7%
26 - 8:22 am (296°) 6:14 pm (62°) 12:55 am (64.7°) 229,054 99.8%
27 - 9:41 am (302°) 6:54 pm (56°) 1:51 am (69.9°) 227,327 98.1%
28 - 10:59 am (307°) 7:45 pm (52°) 2:52 am (73.6°) 226,507 93.5%
29 - 12:10 pm (309°) 8:48 pm (51°) 3:56 am (75.4°) 226,581 86.1%
30 - 1:08 pm (307°) 10:00 pm (54°) 5:01 am (75.1°) 227,446 76.7%
31 - 1:54 pm (303°) 11:17 pm (59°) 6:03 am (72.7°) 228,925 65.7%
* All times are local time for Ames. 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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