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Columbus, Ohio, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 93.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 12:21:59 am
Moon Direction: 130° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 43.5°
Moon Distance: 237,318 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 9:03 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 1:21 pm (307°) 10:17 pm (53°) 5:19 am (76.7°) 229,540 74.1%
2 - 2:26 pm (307°) 11:21 pm (53°) 6:21 am (77.8°) 229,552 62.9%
3 - 3:21 pm (305°) - 7:24 am (76.9°) 229,948 51.1%
4 12:33 am (56°) 4:04 pm (301°) - 8:24 am (74.0°) 230,672 39.3%
5 1:48 am (62°) 4:40 pm (294°) - 9:20 am (69.6°) 231,685 28.1%
6 3:02 am (69°) 5:09 pm (287°) - 10:12 am (64.1°) 232,986 18.3%
7 4:14 am (77°) 5:34 pm (279°) - 11:00 am (57.9°) 234,581 10.4%
8 5:23 am (85°) 5:57 pm (270°) - 11:46 am (51.3°) 236,475 4.6%
9 6:30 am (94°) 6:20 pm (262°) - 12:30 pm (44.8°) 238,637 1.1%
10 7:37 am (102°) 6:43 pm (254°) - 1:15 pm (38.6°) 241,009 0.1%
11 8:44 am (110°) 7:09 pm (247°) - 2:01 pm (33.1°) 243,477 1.4%
12 9:50 am (117°) 7:39 pm (241°) - 2:48 pm (28.4°) 245,893 4.9%
13 10:55 am (122°) 8:13 pm (236°) - 3:37 pm (24.7°) 248,074 10.2%
14 11:58 am (126°) 8:54 pm (233°) - 4:27 pm (22.4°) 249,838 17.0%
15 12:55 pm (128°) 9:42 pm (232°) - 5:19 pm (21.4°) 251,004 25.0%
16 1:46 pm (127°) 10:36 pm (233°) - 6:10 pm (21.8°) 251,433 33.9%
17 2:29 pm (125°) 11:36 pm (236°) - 7:00 pm (23.5°) 251,035 43.4%
18 3:05 pm (121°) - - 7:49 pm (26.5°) 249,785 53.2%
19 - 12:38 am (241°) 3:36 pm (116°) 8:35 pm (30.5°) 247,729 62.9%
20 - 1:41 am (246°) 4:02 pm (110°) 9:20 pm (35.5°) 244,990 72.4%
21 - 2:46 am (253°) 4:26 pm (103°) 10:04 pm (41.2°) 241,752 81.2%
22 - 3:50 am (261°) 4:49 pm (95°) 10:47 pm (47.4°) 238,261 88.8%
23 - 4:56 am (269°) 5:12 pm (86°) 11:32 pm (54.0°) 234,800 94.7%
24 - 6:05 am (278°) 5:36 pm (78°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 7:16 am (287°) 6:04 pm (70°) 12:20 am (60.5°) 231,666 98.6%
26 - 8:32 am (294°) 6:37 pm (63°) 1:11 am (66.6°) 229,118 99.8%
27 - 9:49 am (301°) 7:18 pm (57°) 2:07 am (71.8°) 227,366 98.2%
28 - 11:06 am (306°) 8:10 pm (53°) 3:08 am (75.6°) 226,518 93.7%
29 - 12:16 pm (307°) 9:12 pm (53°) 4:12 am (77.5°) 226,567 86.4%
30 - 1:16 pm (306°) 10:24 pm (55°) 5:16 am (77.2°) 227,411 77.0%
31 - 2:04 pm (302°) 11:39 pm (60°) 6:18 am (74.9°) 228,875 66.1%
* All times are local time for Columbus. 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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