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Richmond, Virginia, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:35:31 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 122° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -3.3°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:52 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:48 pm ↑ (305°) 10:03 pm ↑ (54°) 4:55 am (79.1°) 229,543 74.2%
2 - 1:53 pm ↑ (306°) 11:07 pm ↑ (54°) 5:58 am (80.3°) 229,550 63.1%
3 - 2:49 pm ↑ (304°) - 7:01 am (79.4°) 229,941 51.3%
4 12:18 am ↑ (57°) 3:34 pm ↑ (300°) - 8:01 am (76.6°) 230,658 39.4%
5 1:31 am ↑ (63°) 4:11 pm ↑ (293°) - 8:57 am (72.2°) 231,667 28.3%
6 2:43 am ↑ (70°) 4:42 pm ↑ (286°) - 9:49 am (66.7°) 232,964 18.5%
7 3:53 am ↑ (77°) 5:09 pm ↑ (278°) - 10:37 am (60.4°) 234,555 10.5%
8 5:01 am ↑ (86°) 5:34 pm ↑ (270°) - 11:23 am (53.9°) 236,443 4.6%
9 6:06 am ↑ (94°) 5:59 pm ↑ (262°) - 12:07 pm (47.4°) 238,603 1.2%
10 7:11 am ↑ (102°) 6:24 pm ↑ (255°) - 12:52 pm (41.2°) 240,971 0.1%
11 8:16 am ↑ (109°) 6:52 pm ↑ (248°) - 1:38 pm (35.6°) 243,439 1.4%
12 9:20 am ↑ (116°) 7:23 pm ↑ (242°) - 2:25 pm (30.9°) 245,856 4.8%
13 10:24 am ↑ (121°) 7:59 pm ↑ (238°) - 3:14 pm (27.2°) 248,044 10.1%
14 11:25 am ↑ (124°) 8:41 pm ↑ (235°) - 4:04 pm (24.8°) 249,814 16.9%
15 12:22 pm ↑ (126°) 9:29 pm ↑ (234°) - 4:56 pm (23.8°) 250,991 24.8%
16 1:13 pm ↑ (126°) 10:23 pm ↑ (235°) - 5:47 pm (24.2°) 251,432 33.7%
17 1:57 pm ↑ (124°) 11:21 pm ↑ (237°) - 6:37 pm (25.9°) 251,047 43.2%
18 2:35 pm ↑ (120°) - - 7:26 pm (28.9°) 249,811 53.0%
19 - 12:22 am ↑ (242°) 3:07 pm ↑ (115°) 8:12 pm (32.9°) 247,767 62.8%
20 - 1:24 am ↑ (247°) 3:35 pm ↑ (109°) 8:57 pm (37.9°) 245,036 72.3%
21 - 2:26 am ↑ (254°) 4:01 pm ↑ (102°) 9:41 pm (43.6°) 241,804 81.0%
22 - 3:29 am ↑ (261°) 4:25 pm ↑ (95°) 10:24 pm (49.8°) 238,316 88.7%
23 - 4:33 am ↑ (269°) 4:50 pm ↑ (87°) 11:09 pm (56.3°) 234,853 94.7%
24 - 5:40 am ↑ (278°) 5:16 pm ↑ (79°) 11:57 pm (62.9°) 231,709 98.5%
25 - 6:49 am ↑ (286°) 5:46 pm ↑ (71°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 8:02 am ↑ (293°) 6:20 pm ↑ (64°) 12:48 am (69.0°) 229,152 99.8%
27 - 9:18 am ↑ (300°) 7:03 pm ↑ (58°) 1:44 am (74.2°) 227,387 98.3%
28 - 10:34 am ↑ (304°) 7:56 pm ↑ (55°) 2:44 am (78.0°) 226,523 93.7%
29 - 11:43 am ↑ (306°) 8:59 pm ↑ (54°) 3:48 am (79.9°) 226,559 86.5%
30 - 12:44 pm ↑ (305°) 10:09 pm ↑ (57°) 4:53 am (79.7°) 227,393 77.1%
31 - 1:33 pm ↑ (301°) 11:23 pm ↑ (61°) 5:55 am (77.4°) 228,850 66.2%
* All times are local time for Richmond. 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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