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Asheville, North Carolina, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 88.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:40:46 pm
Moon Direction: 85° East
Moon Altitude: -7.0°
Moon Distance: 240,097 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:12 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 1:02 pm (304°) 10:32 pm (55°) 5:17 am (81.1°) 229,541 74.1%
2 - 2:07 pm (305°) 11:36 pm (55°) 6:19 am (82.3°) 229,552 62.9%
3 - 3:03 pm (303°) - 7:22 am (81.3°) 229,948 51.1%
4 12:46 am (58°) 3:50 pm (299°) - 8:22 am (78.5°) 230,671 39.3%
5 1:58 am (64°) 4:28 pm (293°) - 9:18 am (74.1°) 231,684 28.1%
6 3:09 am (70°) 5:00 pm (286°) - 10:10 am (68.5°) 232,984 18.4%
7 4:17 am (78°) 5:29 pm (278°) - 10:58 am (62.3°) 234,579 10.4%
8 5:23 am (86°) 5:55 pm (270°) - 11:44 am (55.7°) 236,473 4.6%
9 6:27 am (94°) 6:21 pm (262°) - 12:29 pm (49.2°) 238,634 1.1%
10 7:30 am (102°) 6:48 pm (255°) - 1:13 pm (43.0°) 241,006 0.1%
11 8:34 am (109°) 7:17 pm (248°) - 1:59 pm (37.5°) 243,474 1.4%
12 9:37 am (115°) 7:49 pm (243°) - 2:46 pm (32.8°) 245,890 4.9%
13 10:40 am (120°) 8:26 pm (239°) - 3:35 pm (29.1°) 248,072 10.2%
14 11:40 am (123°) 9:09 pm (236°) - 4:26 pm (26.8°) 249,836 17.0%
15 12:37 pm (125°) 9:57 pm (235°) - 5:17 pm (25.8°) 251,003 25.0%
16 1:27 pm (125°) 10:51 pm (236°) - 6:08 pm (26.2°) 251,433 33.9%
17 2:12 pm (123°) 11:49 pm (238°) - 6:59 pm (27.9°) 251,036 43.4%
18 2:50 pm (119°) - - 7:47 pm (30.9°) 249,787 53.1%
19 - 12:49 am (242°) 3:23 pm (115°) 8:33 pm (34.9°) 247,732 62.9%
20 - 1:49 am (248°) 3:53 pm (109°) 9:18 pm (39.9°) 244,994 72.4%
21 - 2:50 am (254°) 4:20 pm (102°) 10:02 pm (45.6°) 241,756 81.1%
22 - 3:52 am (262°) 4:45 pm (94°) 10:45 pm (51.8°) 238,266 88.8%
23 - 4:55 am (269°) 5:11 pm (87°) 11:31 pm (58.4°) 234,804 94.7%
24 - 6:00 am (278°) 5:39 pm (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 7:08 am (285°) 6:10 pm (71°) 12:18 am (64.9°) 231,669 98.6%
26 - 8:20 am (293°) 6:46 pm (64°) 1:09 am (71.0°) 229,121 99.8%
27 - 9:34 am (299°) 7:30 pm (59°) 2:05 am (76.3°) 227,367 98.2%
28 - 10:48 am (303°) 8:24 pm (56°) 3:06 am (80.0°) 226,518 93.7%
29 - 11:58 am (305°) 9:27 pm (55°) 4:10 am (81.9°) 226,566 86.4%
30 - 12:58 pm (304°) 10:37 pm (58°) 5:14 am (81.6°) 227,409 77.0%
31 - 1:48 pm (300°) 11:49 pm (62°) 6:17 am (79.3°) 228,873 66.1%
* All times are local time for Asheville. 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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