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Bismarck, North Dakota, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 9:30:43 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 105° East
Moon Altitude: -23.8°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 8:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 6:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 12:08 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 2:08 pm ↑ (312°) 9:58 pm ↑ (47°) 5:33 am (69.9°) 229,530 73.5%
2 - 3:13 pm ↑ (313°) 11:03 pm ↑ (48°) 6:36 am (70.9°) 229,564 62.4%
3 - 4:04 pm ↑ (310°) - 7:38 am (69.8°) 229,978 50.5%
4 12:19 am ↑ (52°) 4:42 pm ↑ (304°) - 8:38 am (66.9°) 230,714 38.7%
5 1:40 am ↑ (58°) 5:10 pm ↑ (297°) - 9:34 am (62.4°) 231,743 27.6%
6 3:00 am ↑ (67°) 5:33 pm ↑ (288°) - 10:25 am (56.9°) 233,058 17.9%
7 4:19 am ↑ (76°) 5:52 pm ↑ (279°) - 11:13 am (50.6°) 234,669 10.0%
8 5:34 am ↑ (85°) 6:09 pm ↑ (270°) - 11:59 am (44.1°) 236,575 4.3%
9 6:48 am ↑ (95°) 6:26 pm ↑ (261°) - 12:44 pm (37.6°) 238,751 1.0%
10 8:01 am ↑ (104°) 6:44 pm ↑ (252°) - 1:28 pm (31.4°) 241,130 0.1%
11 9:14 am ↑ (113°) 7:04 pm ↑ (244°) - 2:14 pm (25.9°) 243,599 1.6%
12 10:26 am ↑ (121°) 7:28 pm ↑ (237°) - 3:01 pm (21.3°) 246,007 5.1%
13 11:37 am ↑ (127°) 7:58 pm ↑ (232°) - 3:50 pm (17.7°) 248,173 10.5%
14 12:43 pm ↑ (131°) 8:36 pm ↑ (228°) - 4:41 pm (15.4°) 249,910 17.3%
15 1:42 pm ↑ (133°) 9:23 pm ↑ (227°) - 5:33 pm (14.5°) 251,043 25.4%
16 2:32 pm ↑ (133°) 10:18 pm ↑ (228°) - 6:24 pm (15.0°) 251,433 34.3%
17 3:12 pm ↑ (130°) 11:21 pm ↑ (231°) - 7:14 pm (16.8°) 250,993 43.8%
18 3:43 pm ↑ (125°) - - 8:02 pm (19.8°) 249,702 53.6%
19 - 12:28 am ↑ (237°) 4:08 pm ↑ (119°) 8:48 pm (23.9°) 247,609 63.4%
20 - 1:38 am ↑ (244°) 4:29 pm ↑ (112°) 9:33 pm (28.9°) 244,840 72.9%
21 - 2:48 am ↑ (252°) 4:47 pm ↑ (104°) 10:17 pm (34.6°) 241,583 81.6%
22 - 3:58 am ↑ (260°) 5:04 pm ↑ (95°) 11:01 pm (40.8°) 238,087 89.1%
23 - 5:11 am ↑ (270°) 5:21 pm ↑ (86°) 11:46 pm (47.4°) 234,636 95.0%
24 - 6:26 am ↑ (279°) 5:40 pm ↑ (76°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 7:44 am ↑ (289°) 6:01 pm ↑ (67°) 12:33 am (53.9°) 231,523 98.7%
26 - 9:06 am ↑ (298°) 6:28 pm ↑ (59°) 1:25 am (59.9°) 229,012 99.8%
27 - 10:31 am ↑ (306°) 7:04 pm ↑ (52°) 2:21 am (65.1°) 227,303 98.1%
28 - 11:52 am ↑ (311°) 7:52 pm ↑ (48°) 3:22 am (68.8°) 226,499 93.4%
29 - 1:04 pm ↑ (313°) 8:54 pm ↑ (47°) 4:26 am (70.6°) 226,591 86.0%
30 - 2:00 pm ↑ (311°) 10:08 pm ↑ (50°) 5:31 am (70.2°) 227,471 76.5%
31 - 2:43 pm ↑ (306°) 11:29 pm ↑ (56°) 6:32 am (67.8°) 228,962 65.5%
* All times are local time for Bismarck. 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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