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Salem, Massachusetts, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 23.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:32:57 am
Moon Direction: 15° North
Moon Altitude: -21.5°
Moon Distance: 228,203 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:53 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:41 pm (308°) 9:15 pm (51°) 4:28 am (74.0°) 229,547 74.4%
2 - 1:47 pm (309°) 10:19 pm (51°) 5:31 am (75.2°) 229,545 63.3%
3 - 2:41 pm (307°) 11:32 pm (54°) 6:33 am (74.4°) 229,930 51.5%
4 - 3:23 pm (302°) - 7:34 am (71.6°) 230,643 39.6%
5 12:49 am (60°) 3:56 pm (295°) - 8:30 am (67.2°) 231,646 28.5%
6 2:05 am (68°) 4:24 pm (288°) - 9:22 am (61.7°) 232,937 18.6%
7 3:19 am (76°) 4:47 pm (279°) - 10:10 am (55.5°) 234,522 10.6%
8 4:31 am (85°) 5:08 pm (271°) - 10:56 am (49.0°) 236,407 4.7%
9 5:41 am (94°) 5:29 pm (262°) - 11:41 am (42.4°) 238,560 1.2%
10 6:50 am (103°) 5:50 pm (254°) - 12:25 pm (36.3°) 240,927 0.1%
11 7:58 am (111°) 6:14 pm (246°) - 1:11 pm (30.7°) 243,394 1.4%
12 9:07 am (118°) 6:41 pm (240°) - 1:58 pm (25.9°) 245,814 4.7%
13 10:14 am (123°) 7:14 pm (235°) - 2:47 pm (22.3°) 248,006 10.0%
14 11:18 am (127°) 7:54 pm (232°) - 3:37 pm (19.9°) 249,787 16.7%
15 12:16 pm (129°) 8:41 pm (231°) - 4:29 pm (18.8°) 250,976 24.7%
16 1:07 pm (129°) 9:35 pm (231°) - 5:20 pm (19.2°) 251,432 33.6%
17 1:49 pm (127°) 10:35 pm (234°) - 6:10 pm (20.9°) 251,062 43.0%
18 2:25 pm (123°) 11:39 pm (239°) - 6:59 pm (23.8°) 249,841 52.8%
19 2:54 pm (117°) - - 7:45 pm (27.8°) 247,811 62.6%
20 - 12:44 am (245°) 3:18 pm (111°) 8:30 pm (32.8°) 245,091 72.1%
21 - 1:51 am (252°) 3:40 pm (103°) 9:14 pm (38.4°) 241,867 80.9%
22 - 2:57 am (260°) 4:01 pm (95°) 9:57 pm (44.6°) 238,380 88.5%
23 - 4:06 am (269°) 4:22 pm (87°) 10:42 pm (51.2°) 234,912 94.6%
24 - 5:16 am (278°) 4:44 pm (78°) 11:30 pm (57.7°) 231,763 98.5%
25 - 6:30 am (287°) 5:09 pm (69°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 7:47 am (295°) 5:40 pm (62°) 12:21 am (63.8°) 229,192 99.8%
27 - 9:07 am (302°) 6:19 pm (56°) 1:17 am (69.1°) 227,410 98.3%
28 - 10:26 am (307°) 7:08 pm (52°) 2:17 am (72.9°) 226,532 93.9%
29 - 11:37 am (309°) 8:10 pm (51°) 3:21 am (74.9°) 226,551 86.7%
30 - 12:36 pm (308°) 9:22 pm (53°) 4:26 am (74.6°) 227,371 77.3%
31 - 1:23 pm (304°) 10:39 pm (59°) 5:28 am (72.4°) 228,818 66.4%
* All times are local time for Salem. 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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