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San Rafael, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:17:46 pm
Moon Direction: 64° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -30.2°
Moon Distance: 240,182 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:59 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for San Rafael, October 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:59 pm (306°) 10:10 pm (54°) 5:04 am (79.0°) 229,521 72.9%
2 - 2:03 pm (306°) 11:15 pm (54°) 6:06 am (79.8°) 229,578 61.7%
3 - 2:57 pm (304°) - 7:09 am (78.7°) 230,013 49.8%
4 12:26 am (58°) 3:41 pm (299°) - 8:08 am (75.7°) 230,769 38.0%
5 1:39 am (63°) 4:17 pm (293°) - 9:04 am (71.1°) 231,814 27.0%
6 2:52 am (70°) 4:47 pm (285°) - 9:55 am (65.5°) 233,146 17.4%
7 4:02 am (78°) 5:13 pm (277°) - 10:43 am (59.2°) 234,775 9.6%
8 5:09 am (87°) 5:38 pm (269°) - 11:29 am (52.6°) 236,700 4.1%
9 6:15 am (95°) 6:02 pm (261°) - 12:13 pm (46.1°) 238,889 0.9%
10 7:20 am (103°) 6:27 pm (254°) - 12:58 pm (40.0°) 241,278 0.2%
11 8:25 am (110°) 6:55 pm (247°) - 1:44 pm (34.5°) 243,748 1.7%
12 9:30 am (116°) 7:26 pm (241°) - 2:31 pm (29.9°) 246,147 5.4%
13 10:34 am (121°) 8:03 pm (237°) - 3:20 pm (26.4°) 248,292 10.8%
14 11:35 am (125°) 8:45 pm (234°) - 4:11 pm (24.2°) 249,998 17.8%
15 12:31 pm (126°) 9:34 pm (234°) - 5:03 pm (23.3°) 251,089 25.9%
16 1:21 pm (126°) 10:29 pm (235°) - 5:54 pm (23.9°) 251,431 34.9%
17 2:04 pm (124°) 11:27 pm (238°) - 6:44 pm (25.8°) 250,939 44.4%
18 2:41 pm (120°) - - 7:32 pm (28.9°) 249,597 54.2%
19 - 12:29 am (242°) 3:12 pm (115°) 8:18 pm (33.1°) 247,459 64.0%
20 - 1:31 am (248°) 3:40 pm (108°) 9:03 pm (38.1°) 244,655 73.4%
21 - 2:34 am (255°) 4:05 pm (101°) 9:46 pm (43.9°) 241,376 82.1%
22 - 3:37 am (262°) 4:29 pm (94°) 10:30 pm (50.2°) 237,875 89.5%
23 - 4:42 am (270°) 4:53 pm (86°) 11:16 pm (56.7°) 234,434 95.3%
24 - 5:49 am (279°) 5:20 pm (78°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 6:59 am (287°) 5:49 pm (70°) 12:03 am (63.2°) 231,354 98.9%
26 - 8:13 am (294°) 6:25 pm (63°) 12:55 am (69.3°) 228,883 99.8%
27 - 9:30 am (301°) 7:08 pm (57°) 1:52 am (74.3°) 227,227 97.9%
28 - 10:45 am (305°) 8:02 pm (54°) 2:53 am (77.9°) 226,481 93.0%
29 - 11:54 am (306°) 9:06 pm (54°) 3:57 am (79.6°) 226,624 85.5%
30 - 12:52 pm (305°) 10:17 pm (57°) 5:01 am (79.1°) 227,544 75.8%
31 - 1:40 pm (300°) 11:31 pm (62°) 6:03 am (76.5°) 229,065 64.8%
* All times are local time for San Rafael. 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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