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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 93.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 2:50:02 am
Moon Direction: 197° South
Moon Altitude: 53.3°
Moon Distance: 237,652 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 8:31 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:48 pm (307°) 9:44 pm (53°) 4:46 am (76.7°) 229,545 74.3%
2 - 1:53 pm (307°) 10:48 pm (53°) 5:49 am (77.8°) 229,547 63.2%
3 - 2:48 pm (305°) - 6:51 am (76.9°) 229,936 51.3%
4 12:00 am (56°) 3:32 pm (301°) - 7:51 am (74.1°) 230,653 39.5%
5 1:15 am (62°) 4:07 pm (294°) - 8:47 am (69.8°) 231,660 28.4%
6 2:29 am (69°) 4:37 pm (287°) - 9:39 am (64.2°) 232,954 18.5%
7 3:41 am (77°) 5:02 pm (279°) - 10:28 am (58.0°) 234,543 10.5%
8 4:50 am (85°) 5:25 pm (270°) - 11:13 am (51.5°) 236,431 4.7%
9 5:58 am (94°) 5:48 pm (262°) - 11:58 am (45.0°) 238,587 1.2%
10 7:04 am (102°) 6:12 pm (254°) - 12:43 pm (38.8°) 240,956 0.1%
11 8:11 am (110°) 6:37 pm (247°) - 1:28 pm (33.2°) 243,423 1.4%
12 9:17 am (117°) 7:07 pm (241°) - 2:15 pm (28.5°) 245,842 4.8%
13 10:22 am (122°) 7:41 pm (236°) - 3:04 pm (24.8°) 248,030 10.0%
14 11:25 am (126°) 8:22 pm (233°) - 3:55 pm (22.4°) 249,805 16.8%
15 12:23 pm (128°) 9:10 pm (232°) - 4:46 pm (21.4°) 250,986 24.8%
16 1:13 pm (127°) 10:04 pm (233°) - 5:38 pm (21.8°) 251,432 33.7%
17 1:57 pm (125°) 11:03 pm (236°) - 6:28 pm (23.5°) 251,053 43.2%
18 2:33 pm (121°) - - 7:16 pm (26.4°) 249,821 52.9%
19 - 12:05 am (240°) 3:04 pm (116°) 8:03 pm (30.5°) 247,782 62.7%
20 - 1:09 am (246°) 3:31 pm (110°) 8:47 pm (35.4°) 245,056 72.2%
21 - 2:13 am (253°) 3:55 pm (103°) 9:31 pm (41.1°) 241,826 81.0%
22 - 3:18 am (261°) 4:17 pm (95°) 10:15 pm (47.3°) 238,338 88.6%
23 - 4:24 am (269°) 4:40 pm (87°) 11:00 pm (53.8°) 234,873 94.6%
24 - 5:32 am (278°) 5:04 pm (78°) 11:47 pm (60.4°) 231,729 98.5%
25 - 6:43 am (286°) 5:32 pm (70°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 7:59 am (294°) 6:05 pm (63°) 12:39 am (66.5°) 229,166 99.8%
27 - 9:16 am (301°) 6:46 pm (57°) 1:34 am (71.7°) 227,394 98.3%
28 - 10:33 am (306°) 7:37 pm (53°) 2:35 am (75.6°) 226,527 93.8%
29 - 11:44 am (307°) 8:39 pm (53°) 3:39 am (77.5°) 226,557 86.6%
30 - 12:43 pm (306°) 9:51 pm (55°) 4:43 am (77.2°) 227,385 77.2%
31 - 1:31 pm (302°) 11:06 pm (60°) 5:46 am (75.0°) 228,838 66.3%
* All times are local time for Philadelphia. 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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