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Fairbanks, Alaska, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 4:18:45 pm
Moon Direction: 13° North
Moon Altitude: -25.1°
Moon Distance: 240,047 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 3:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 2:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:50 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:49 am (51.8°) 229,511 72.1%
2 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:52 am (52.5°) 229,597 60.8%
3 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:54 am (51.3°) 230,056 48.9%
4 - 7:08 pm (331°) 11:50 pm (33°) 8:53 am (48.1°) 230,833 37.2%
5 - 6:49 pm (313°) - 9:48 am (43.5°) 231,898 26.3%
6 1:59 am (52°) 6:36 pm (298°) - 10:39 am (37.8°) 233,251 16.8%
7 3:54 am (68°) 6:25 pm (282°) - 11:27 am (31.5°) 234,901 9.1%
8 5:42 am (85°) 6:15 pm (268°) - 12:13 pm (25.0°) 236,845 3.8%
9 7:25 am (100°) 6:05 pm (253°) - 12:57 pm (18.6°) 239,051 0.8%
10 9:10 am (116°) 5:54 pm (239°) - 1:42 pm (12.6°) 241,449 0.2%
11 10:58 am (132°) 5:40 pm (224°) - 2:28 pm (7.2°) 243,921 1.9%
12 12:56 pm (149°) 5:21 pm (208°) - 3:15 pm (2.9°) 246,307 5.7%
13 3:44 pm (176°) 4:15 pm (182°) - 4:05 pm (-0.2°) 248,428 11.3%
14 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:56 pm (-2.0°) 250,096 18.3%
15 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:47 pm (-3.4°) 251,139 26.5%
16 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:38 pm (-2.1°) 251,424 35.5%
17 - Down, doesn’t rise - 7:28 pm (-0.4°) 250,873 45.1%
18 6:20 pm (154°) 10:25 pm (209°) - 8:16 pm (2.4°) 249,473 54.9%
19 5:59 pm (139°) - - 9:02 pm (6.5°) 247,282 64.7%
20 - 12:21 am (225°) 5:46 pm (124°) 9:47 pm (11.5°) 244,439 74.0%
21 - 2:07 am (241°) 5:35 pm (110°) 10:30 pm (17.2°) 241,135 82.6%
22 - 3:49 am (256°) 5:25 pm (96°) 11:14 pm (23.5°) 237,629 90.0%
23 - 5:31 am (272°) 5:15 pm (81°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
24 - 7:18 am (288°) 5:05 pm (66°) 12:00 am (30.0°) 234,203 95.6%
25 - 9:13 am (305°) 4:53 pm (50°) 12:48 am (36.4°) 231,159 99.0%
26 - 11:22 am (323°) 4:36 pm (33°) 1:40 am (42.4°) 228,738 99.8%
27 - 2:09 pm (347°) 3:53 pm (10°) 2:36 am (47.4°) 227,144 97.6%
28 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:38 am (50.8°) 226,462 92.5%
29 - Up, doesn’t set - 4:42 am (52.3°) 226,665 84.8%
30 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:47 am (51.7°) 227,633 75.1%
31 - 5:25 pm (335°) 9:23 pm (28°) 6:48 am (49.0°) 229,189 64.0%
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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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