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Rochester, New York, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:35:30 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 122° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -6.7°
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, 11:15 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 1:12 pm ↑ (309°) 9:40 pm ↑ (50°) 4:56 am (73.4°) 229,543 74.2%
2 - 2:18 pm ↑ (310°) 10:44 pm ↑ (51°) 5:59 am (74.6°) 229,550 63.1%
3 - 3:11 pm ↑ (307°) 11:58 pm ↑ (54°) 7:01 am (73.7°) 229,941 51.3%
4 - 3:53 pm ↑ (302°) - 8:01 am (70.9°) 230,658 39.4%
5 1:15 am ↑ (60°) 4:26 pm ↑ (296°) - 8:58 am (66.5°) 231,668 28.3%
6 2:32 am ↑ (68°) 4:52 pm ↑ (288°) - 9:49 am (60.9°) 232,965 18.5%
7 3:47 am ↑ (76°) 5:15 pm ↑ (279°) - 10:38 am (54.7°) 234,556 10.5%
8 4:59 am ↑ (85°) 5:35 pm ↑ (270°) - 11:24 am (48.2°) 236,444 4.6%
9 6:09 am ↑ (94°) 5:56 pm ↑ (262°) - 12:08 pm (41.7°) 238,604 1.2%
10 7:19 am ↑ (103°) 6:17 pm ↑ (254°) - 12:53 pm (35.5°) 240,972 0.1%
11 8:28 am ↑ (111°) 6:40 pm ↑ (246°) - 1:38 pm (29.9°) 243,440 1.4%
12 9:37 am ↑ (118°) 7:07 pm ↑ (240°) - 2:26 pm (25.2°) 245,857 4.8%
13 10:44 am ↑ (124°) 7:39 pm ↑ (235°) - 3:15 pm (21.6°) 248,045 10.1%
14 11:49 am ↑ (128°) 8:18 pm ↑ (231°) - 4:05 pm (19.2°) 249,815 16.9%
15 12:47 pm ↑ (130°) 9:06 pm ↑ (230°) - 4:57 pm (18.2°) 250,992 24.8%
16 1:38 pm ↑ (130°) 10:00 pm ↑ (231°) - 5:48 pm (18.6°) 251,432 33.7%
17 2:20 pm ↑ (127°) 11:01 pm ↑ (234°) - 6:38 pm (20.3°) 251,047 43.2%
18 2:54 pm ↑ (123°) - - 7:26 pm (23.2°) 249,810 53.0%
19 - 12:05 am ↑ (239°) 3:23 pm ↑ (118°) 8:13 pm (27.3°) 247,766 62.8%
20 - 1:11 am ↑ (245°) 3:47 pm ↑ (111°) 8:58 pm (32.2°) 245,035 72.3%
21 - 2:18 am ↑ (252°) 4:09 pm ↑ (103°) 9:41 pm (37.9°) 241,803 81.0%
22 - 3:25 am ↑ (260°) 4:29 pm ↑ (95°) 10:25 pm (44.1°) 238,314 88.7%
23 - 4:34 am ↑ (269°) 4:49 pm ↑ (86°) 11:10 pm (50.6°) 234,851 94.7%
24 - 5:45 am ↑ (278°) 5:11 pm ↑ (78°) 11:58 pm (57.2°) 231,708 98.5%
25 - 6:59 am ↑ (287°) 5:35 pm ↑ (69°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 8:17 am ↑ (296°) 6:06 pm ↑ (61°) 12:49 am (63.3°) 229,151 99.8%
27 - 9:38 am ↑ (303°) 6:44 pm ↑ (55°) 1:45 am (68.5°) 227,386 98.3%
28 - 10:57 am ↑ (308°) 7:33 pm ↑ (51°) 2:45 am (72.3°) 226,523 93.7%
29 - 12:08 pm ↑ (310°) 8:36 pm ↑ (51°) 3:49 am (74.2°) 226,560 86.5%
30 - 1:07 pm ↑ (308°) 9:48 pm ↑ (53°) 4:54 am (74.0°) 227,394 77.1%
31 - 1:53 pm ↑ (304°) 11:05 pm ↑ (58°) 5:56 am (71.7°) 228,851 66.2%
* All times are local time for Rochester. 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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