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Palo Alto, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:21:13 pm
Moon Direction: 65° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -29.6°
Moon Distance: 240,190 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:57 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Palo Alto, October 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:55 pm (306°) 10:10 pm (54°) 5:02 am (79.5°) 229,521 72.9%
2 - 1:59 pm (306°) 11:15 pm (55°) 6:05 am (80.4°) 229,577 61.7%
3 - 2:53 pm (304°) - 7:07 am (79.2°) 230,012 49.8%
4 12:26 am (58°) 3:38 pm (299°) - 8:07 am (76.2°) 230,768 38.0%
5 1:39 am (63°) 4:14 pm (293°) - 9:02 am (71.6°) 231,813 27.0%
6 2:51 am (70°) 4:44 pm (285°) - 9:54 am (66.0°) 233,145 17.4%
7 4:01 am (78°) 5:11 pm (277°) - 10:42 am (59.7°) 234,773 9.6%
8 5:08 am (87°) 5:36 pm (269°) - 11:27 am (53.2°) 236,698 4.1%
9 6:13 am (95°) 6:01 pm (261°) - 12:12 pm (46.7°) 238,887 0.9%
10 7:18 am (103°) 6:27 pm (254°) - 12:57 pm (40.5°) 241,275 0.2%
11 8:23 am (110°) 6:55 pm (247°) - 1:42 pm (35.1°) 243,746 1.7%
12 9:27 am (116°) 7:26 pm (242°) - 2:30 pm (30.5°) 246,145 5.4%
13 10:30 am (121°) 8:03 pm (237°) - 3:19 pm (27.0°) 248,290 10.8%
14 11:31 am (125°) 8:45 pm (235°) - 4:10 pm (24.7°) 249,996 17.8%
15 12:28 pm (126°) 9:34 pm (234°) - 5:01 pm (23.9°) 251,089 25.9%
16 1:18 pm (126°) 10:29 pm (235°) - 5:52 pm (24.4°) 251,431 34.9%
17 2:01 pm (123°) 11:28 pm (238°) - 6:42 pm (26.3°) 250,940 44.4%
18 2:38 pm (120°) - - 7:30 pm (29.4°) 249,599 54.2%
19 - 12:29 am (242°) 3:10 pm (115°) 8:17 pm (33.6°) 247,461 64.0%
20 - 1:31 am (248°) 3:37 pm (108°) 9:01 pm (38.6°) 244,658 73.4%
21 - 2:33 am (255°) 4:03 pm (101°) 9:45 pm (44.4°) 241,379 82.0%
22 - 3:36 am (262°) 4:27 pm (94°) 10:29 pm (50.7°) 237,879 89.5%
23 - 4:40 am (270°) 4:52 pm (86°) 11:14 pm (57.2°) 234,437 95.3%
24 - 5:47 am (279°) 5:19 pm (78°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 6:57 am (287°) 5:49 pm (70°) 12:02 am (63.7°) 231,357 98.9%
26 - 8:10 am (294°) 6:24 pm (63°) 12:54 am (69.8°) 228,885 99.8%
27 - 9:26 am (300°) 7:08 pm (58°) 1:50 am (74.9°) 227,228 97.9%
28 - 10:41 am (305°) 8:02 pm (55°) 2:51 am (78.5°) 226,481 93.0%
29 - 11:50 am (306°) 9:06 pm (54°) 3:55 am (80.1°) 226,623 85.5%
30 - 12:49 pm (304°) 10:17 pm (57°) 5:00 am (79.6°) 227,543 75.8%
31 - 1:37 pm (300°) 11:31 pm (62°) 6:02 am (77.1°) 229,063 64.8%
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. 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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