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Bethesda, Maryland, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 9:52:08 pm
Moon Direction: 100° East
Moon Altitude: 10.9°
Moon Distance: 240,260 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 9:01 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:52 pm (306°) 9:56 pm (53°) 4:54 am (77.7°) 229,544 74.2%
2 - 1:57 pm (307°) 11:00 pm (54°) 5:57 am (78.8°) 229,549 63.1%
3 - 2:52 pm (305°) - 6:59 am (77.9°) 229,939 51.3%
4 12:12 am (57°) 3:37 pm (300°) - 7:59 am (75.1°) 230,658 39.4%
5 1:26 am (62°) 4:13 pm (294°) - 8:55 am (70.7°) 231,666 28.3%
6 2:39 am (69°) 4:43 pm (287°) - 9:47 am (65.2°) 232,962 18.5%
7 3:50 am (77°) 5:09 pm (279°) - 10:35 am (59.0°) 234,552 10.5%
8 4:59 am (85°) 5:33 pm (270°) - 11:21 am (52.4°) 236,442 4.6%
9 6:05 am (94°) 5:57 pm (262°) - 12:06 pm (45.9°) 238,600 1.2%
10 7:11 am (102°) 6:21 pm (255°) - 12:51 pm (39.7°) 240,969 0.1%
11 8:17 am (110°) 6:47 pm (248°) - 1:36 pm (34.1°) 243,436 1.4%
12 9:23 am (116°) 7:17 pm (242°) - 2:23 pm (29.4°) 245,855 4.8%
13 10:27 am (121°) 7:52 pm (237°) - 3:12 pm (25.8°) 248,041 10.1%
14 11:29 am (125°) 8:34 pm (234°) - 4:03 pm (23.4°) 249,813 16.8%
15 12:27 pm (127°) 9:22 pm (233°) - 4:54 pm (22.4°) 250,990 24.8%
16 1:18 pm (127°) 10:16 pm (234°) - 5:46 pm (22.7°) 251,432 33.7%
17 2:01 pm (125°) 11:15 pm (237°) - 6:36 pm (24.5°) 251,048 43.2%
18 2:38 pm (121°) - - 7:24 pm (27.4°) 249,812 53.0%
19 - 12:16 am (241°) 3:09 pm (116°) 8:11 pm (31.5°) 247,769 62.8%
20 - 1:19 am (247°) 3:37 pm (110°) 8:55 pm (36.4°) 245,039 72.2%
21 - 2:22 am (253°) 4:01 pm (102°) 9:39 pm (42.1°) 241,808 81.0%
22 - 3:26 am (261°) 4:25 pm (95°) 10:23 pm (48.3°) 238,319 88.7%
23 - 4:32 am (269°) 4:48 pm (87°) 11:08 pm (54.8°) 234,855 94.7%
24 - 5:39 am (278°) 5:13 pm (78°) 11:55 pm (61.4°) 231,713 98.5%
25 - 6:50 am (286°) 5:42 pm (70°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 8:04 am (294°) 6:15 pm (63°) 12:47 am (67.5°) 229,154 99.8%
27 - 9:21 am (300°) 6:57 pm (58°) 1:42 am (72.7°) 227,387 98.3%
28 - 10:37 am (305°) 7:49 pm (54°) 2:43 am (76.6°) 226,524 93.7%
29 - 11:48 am (307°) 8:51 pm (53°) 3:47 am (78.5°) 226,559 86.5%
30 - 12:48 pm (305°) 10:02 pm (56°) 4:52 am (78.2°) 227,391 77.1%
31 - 1:36 pm (302°) 11:17 pm (61°) 5:54 am (75.9°) 228,847 66.3%
* All times are local time for Bethesda. 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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