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Ruidoso, New Mexico, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:01:45 pm
Moon Direction: 65° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -33.1°
Moon Distance: 240,008 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 5:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 4:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:48 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:32 pm (303°) 10:16 pm (56°) 4:53 am (83.6°) 229,529 73.4%
2 - 1:36 pm (304°) 11:20 pm (57°) 5:56 am (84.5°) 229,566 62.2%
3 - 2:32 pm (302°) - 6:58 am (83.5°) 229,985 50.3%
4 12:30 am (60°) 3:19 pm (298°) - 7:58 am (80.5°) 230,727 38.5%
5 1:40 am (65°) 3:58 pm (292°) - 8:54 am (76.0°) 231,758 27.5%
6 2:49 am (71°) 4:32 pm (285°) - 9:45 am (70.4°) 233,078 17.8%
7 3:56 am (79°) 5:01 pm (277°) - 10:33 am (64.2°) 234,692 9.9%
8 5:00 am (86°) 5:29 pm (270°) - 11:19 am (57.6°) 236,604 4.3%
9 6:03 am (94°) 5:57 pm (262°) - 12:04 pm (51.1°) 238,781 1.0%
10 7:05 am (102°) 6:25 pm (255°) - 12:49 pm (44.9°) 241,163 0.1%
11 8:06 am (109°) 6:55 pm (249°) - 1:34 pm (39.4°) 243,632 1.6%
12 9:08 am (115°) 7:29 pm (243°) - 2:21 pm (34.8°) 246,039 5.2%
13 10:09 am (119°) 8:08 pm (239°) - 3:11 pm (31.2°) 248,199 10.5%
14 11:09 am (123°) 8:51 pm (237°) - 4:01 pm (28.9°) 249,930 17.4%
15 12:05 pm (124°) 9:41 pm (236°) - 4:53 pm (28.0°) 251,054 25.5%
16 12:55 pm (124°) 10:35 pm (237°) - 5:44 pm (28.5°) 251,433 34.5%
17 1:40 pm (122°) 11:32 pm (239°) - 6:34 pm (30.3°) 250,981 44.0%
18 2:19 pm (118°) - - 7:22 pm (33.4°) 249,679 53.8%
19 - 12:31 am (244°) 2:53 pm (113°) 8:09 pm (37.5°) 247,575 63.5%
20 - 1:30 am (249°) 3:24 pm (108°) 8:53 pm (42.5°) 244,799 73.0%
21 - 2:30 am (255°) 3:52 pm (101°) 9:37 pm (48.3°) 241,537 81.7%
22 - 3:30 am (262°) 4:19 pm (94°) 10:21 pm (54.5°) 238,040 89.2%
23 - 4:31 am (270°) 4:46 pm (86°) 11:06 pm (61.1°) 234,589 95.1%
24 - 5:35 am (278°) 5:16 pm (79°) 11:54 pm (67.6°) 231,486 98.7%
25 - 6:42 am (286°) 5:48 pm (71°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 7:52 am (293°) 6:27 pm (65°) 12:45 am (73.7°) 228,982 99.8%
27 - 9:05 am (299°) 7:13 pm (60°) 1:41 am (78.8°) 227,285 98.0%
28 - 10:18 am (302°) 8:08 pm (57°) 2:42 am (82.5°) 226,495 93.3%
29 - 11:27 am (304°) 9:12 pm (56°) 3:46 am (84.2°) 226,598 85.9%
30 - 12:27 pm (303°) 10:21 pm (59°) 4:51 am (83.8°) 227,486 76.3%
31 - 1:17 pm (299°) 11:32 pm (63°) 5:53 am (81.4°) 228,983 65.3%
* All times are local time for Ruidoso. 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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