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

Moon: 16.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 9:00:15 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 106° East
Moon Altitude: -24.9°
Moon Distance: 252,036 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:24 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°) 229,553 62.9%
3 - 3:21 pm ↑ (305°) - 7:24 am (76.9°) 229,950 51.1%
4 12:33 am ↑ (56°) 4:04 pm ↑ (301°) - 8:24 am (74.0°) 230,671 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°) 234,582 10.4%
8 5:23 am ↑ (85°) 5:57 pm ↑ (270°) - 11:46 am (51.3°) 236,474 4.6%
9 6:30 am ↑ (94°) 6:20 pm ↑ (262°) - 12:30 pm (44.8°) 238,638 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°) 245,892 4.9%
13 10:55 am ↑ (122°) 8:13 pm ↑ (236°) - 3:37 pm (24.7°) 248,075 10.2%
14 11:58 am ↑ (126°) 8:54 pm ↑ (233°) - 4:27 pm (22.4°) 249,837 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°) 247,730 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°) 234,801 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°) 231,665 98.6%
26 - 8:32 am ↑ (294°) 6:37 pm ↑ (63°) 1:11 am (66.6°) 229,119 99.8%
27 - 9:49 am ↑ (301°) 7:18 pm ↑ (57°) 2:07 am (71.8°) 227,367 98.2%
28 - 11:06 am ↑ (306°) 8:10 pm ↑ (53°) 3:08 am (75.6°) 226,517 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°) 228,877 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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