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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 23.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:33:35 am
Moon Direction: 357° North
Moon Altitude: -35.4°
Moon Distance: 228,203 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:54 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for New Orleans, October 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:16 pm (302°) 10:22 pm (57°) 4:48 am (86.9°) 229,536 73.9%
2 - 1:20 pm (303°) 11:26 pm (58°) 5:51 am (88.0°) 229,556 62.7%
3 - 2:17 pm (301°) - 6:53 am (87.0°) 229,959 50.8%
4 12:34 am (61°) 3:06 pm (297°) - 7:53 am (84.2°) 230,689 39.0%
5 1:43 am (65°) 3:48 pm (291°) - 8:49 am (79.7°) 231,708 27.9%
6 2:50 am (72°) 4:23 pm (285°) - 9:41 am (74.2°) 233,014 18.2%
7 3:54 am (79°) 4:56 pm (277°) - 10:29 am (67.9°) 234,615 10.2%
8 4:56 am (86°) 5:26 pm (270°) - 11:15 am (61.3°) 236,515 4.5%
9 5:57 am (94°) 5:55 pm (263°) - 12:00 pm (54.8°) 238,682 1.1%
10 6:56 am (101°) 6:26 pm (256°) - 12:44 pm (48.6°) 241,057 0.1%
11 7:56 am (108°) 6:58 pm (250°) - 1:30 pm (43.1°) 243,525 1.5%
12 8:56 am (113°) 7:33 pm (245°) - 2:17 pm (38.4°) 245,938 5.0%
13 9:55 am (118°) 8:13 pm (241°) - 3:06 pm (34.8°) 248,113 10.3%
14 10:54 am (121°) 8:58 pm (238°) - 3:57 pm (32.4°) 249,867 17.1%
15 11:49 am (123°) 9:47 pm (237°) - 4:48 pm (31.4°) 251,020 25.1%
16 12:40 pm (122°) 10:40 pm (238°) - 5:40 pm (31.9°) 251,433 34.1%
17 1:26 pm (121°) 11:36 pm (241°) - 6:30 pm (33.6°) 251,018 43.6%
18 2:06 pm (117°) - - 7:18 pm (36.6°) 249,752 53.3%
19 - 12:34 am (244°) 2:42 pm (113°) 8:04 pm (40.7°) 247,682 63.1%
20 - 1:31 am (249°) 3:15 pm (107°) 8:49 pm (45.7°) 244,930 72.6%
21 - 2:29 am (256°) 3:45 pm (101°) 9:33 pm (51.4°) 241,685 81.3%
22 - 3:27 am (262°) 4:14 pm (94°) 10:16 pm (57.7°) 238,192 88.9%
23 - 4:26 am (270°) 4:44 pm (87°) 11:02 pm (64.2°) 234,734 94.8%
24 - 5:28 am (277°) 5:15 pm (79°) 11:49 pm (70.8°) 231,610 98.6%
25 - 6:32 am (285°) 5:50 pm (72°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 7:40 am (292°) 6:30 pm (66°) 12:40 am (76.9°) 229,075 99.8%
27 - 8:51 am (297°) 7:18 pm (61°) 1:36 am (82.1°) 227,340 98.1%
28 - 10:02 am (301°) 8:13 pm (58°) 2:37 am (85.8°) 226,510 93.5%
29 - 11:10 am (302°) 9:17 pm (58°) 3:41 am (87.7°) 226,576 86.2%
30 - 12:12 pm (301°) 10:26 pm (60°) 4:46 am (87.4°) 227,434 76.8%
31 - 1:04 pm (298°) 11:35 pm (64°) 5:48 am (85.0°) 228,908 65.8%
* All times are local time for New Orleans. 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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