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Lafayette, Indiana, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:00:15 pm
Moon Direction: 75° East
Moon Altitude: -17.0°
Moon Distance: 240,005 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:30 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 1:39 pm (307°) 10:31 pm (52°) 5:35 am (76.3°) 229,538 73.9%
2 - 2:44 pm (308°) 11:36 pm (53°) 6:38 am (77.4°) 229,554 62.8%
3 - 3:38 pm (305°) - 7:40 am (76.4°) 229,954 51.0%
4 12:48 am (56°) 4:22 pm (301°) - 8:40 am (73.5°) 230,682 39.1%
5 2:03 am (62°) 4:57 pm (294°) - 9:36 am (69.1°) 231,697 28.0%
6 3:17 am (69°) 5:25 pm (287°) - 10:28 am (63.6°) 233,001 18.2%
7 4:29 am (77°) 5:50 pm (279°) - 11:16 am (57.3°) 234,600 10.3%
8 5:39 am (86°) 6:13 pm (270°) - 12:02 pm (50.8°) 236,497 4.5%
9 6:47 am (94°) 6:35 pm (262°) - 12:46 pm (44.3°) 238,662 1.1%
10 7:54 am (103°) 6:59 pm (254°) - 1:31 pm (38.1°) 241,035 0.1%
11 9:01 am (110°) 7:24 pm (247°) - 2:17 pm (32.6°) 243,504 1.5%
12 10:08 am (117°) 7:53 pm (241°) - 3:04 pm (27.9°) 245,918 4.9%
13 11:13 am (122°) 8:28 pm (236°) - 3:53 pm (24.2°) 248,096 10.2%
14 12:16 pm (126°) 9:08 pm (233°) - 4:44 pm (21.9°) 249,854 17.0%
15 1:13 pm (128°) 9:56 pm (232°) - 5:35 pm (20.9°) 251,013 25.1%
16 2:04 pm (128°) 10:51 pm (233°) - 6:26 pm (21.3°) 251,433 34.0%
17 2:47 pm (125°) 11:50 pm (236°) - 7:16 pm (23.1°) 251,026 43.5%
18 3:23 pm (122°) - - 8:05 pm (26.1°) 249,767 53.3%
19 - 12:53 am (240°) 3:53 pm (116°) 8:51 pm (30.1°) 247,703 63.0%
20 - 1:57 am (246°) 4:19 pm (110°) 9:36 pm (35.1°) 244,957 72.5%
21 - 3:01 am (253°) 4:43 pm (103°) 10:20 pm (40.8°) 241,715 81.2%
22 - 4:06 am (261°) 5:05 pm (95°) 11:03 pm (47.0°) 238,223 88.8%
23 - 5:13 am (269°) 5:28 pm (86°) 11:48 pm (53.6°) 234,763 94.8%
24 - 6:21 am (278°) 5:52 pm (78°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 7:33 am (287°) 6:19 pm (70°) 12:36 am (60.1°) 231,635 98.6%
26 - 8:49 am (295°) 6:52 pm (62°) 1:27 am (66.2°) 229,095 99.8%
27 - 10:07 am (301°) 7:32 pm (57°) 2:23 am (71.4°) 227,351 98.2%
28 - 11:24 am (306°) 8:24 pm (53°) 3:24 am (75.2°) 226,514 93.6%
29 - 12:35 pm (308°) 9:27 pm (53°) 4:28 am (77.0°) 226,572 86.3%
30 - 1:34 pm (306°) 10:38 pm (55°) 5:32 am (76.7°) 227,423 76.9%
31 - 2:21 pm (302°) 11:54 pm (60°) 6:35 am (74.4°) 228,893 65.9%
* All times are local time for Lafayette. 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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