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Santa Barbara, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 4:55:16 pm
Moon Direction: 50° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -43.3°
Moon Distance: 239,993 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:47 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Santa Barbara, October 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:34 pm (304°) 10:11 pm (56°) 4:52 am (82.6°) 229,522 73.0%
2 - 1:38 pm (304°) 11:16 pm (56°) 5:55 am (83.5°) 229,576 61.7%
3 - 2:33 pm (302°) - 6:57 am (82.3°) 230,008 49.9%
4 12:25 am (59°) 3:19 pm (298°) - 7:57 am (79.3°) 230,762 38.1%
5 1:37 am (65°) 3:58 pm (292°) - 8:52 am (74.8°) 231,804 27.1%
6 2:46 am (71°) 4:30 pm (285°) - 9:43 am (69.1°) 233,135 17.4%
7 3:54 am (79°) 4:59 pm (277°) - 10:31 am (62.8°) 234,761 9.7%
8 4:58 am (87°) 5:27 pm (269°) - 11:17 am (56.3°) 236,684 4.1%
9 6:02 am (95°) 5:53 pm (262°) - 12:02 pm (49.8°) 238,871 0.9%
10 7:04 am (102°) 6:21 pm (255°) - 12:46 pm (43.6°) 241,258 0.1%
11 8:07 am (109°) 6:51 pm (248°) - 1:32 pm (38.1°) 243,729 1.7%
12 9:09 am (115°) 7:24 pm (243°) - 2:20 pm (33.5°) 246,129 5.3%
13 10:11 am (120°) 8:02 pm (239°) - 3:09 pm (30.0°) 248,276 10.8%
14 11:11 am (123°) 8:46 pm (236°) - 3:59 pm (27.8°) 249,986 17.7%
15 12:06 pm (125°) 9:35 pm (235°) - 4:51 pm (26.9°) 251,084 25.8%
16 12:57 pm (124°) 10:29 pm (236°) - 5:42 pm (27.5°) 251,431 34.8%
17 1:41 pm (122°) 11:27 pm (239°) - 6:32 pm (29.4°) 250,946 44.4%
18 2:19 pm (118°) - - 7:20 pm (32.5°) 249,611 54.2%
19 - 12:26 am (243°) 2:53 pm (114°) 8:06 pm (36.6°) 247,478 63.9%
20 - 1:26 am (249°) 3:22 pm (108°) 8:51 pm (41.7°) 244,679 73.3%
21 - 2:27 am (255°) 3:50 pm (101°) 9:35 pm (47.4°) 241,403 82.0%
22 - 3:28 am (263°) 4:16 pm (94°) 10:19 pm (53.7°) 237,903 89.5%
23 - 4:30 am (270°) 4:43 pm (86°) 11:04 pm (60.3°) 234,460 95.2%
24 - 5:34 am (278°) 5:12 pm (78°) 11:52 pm (66.8°) 231,376 98.8%
25 - 6:42 am (286°) 5:44 pm (71°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 7:53 am (293°) 6:22 pm (64°) 12:43 am (72.8°) 228,900 99.8%
27 - 9:07 am (299°) 7:08 pm (59°) 1:40 am (77.9°) 227,236 97.9%
28 - 10:20 am (303°) 8:03 pm (56°) 2:41 am (81.5°) 226,483 93.0%
29 - 11:29 am (304°) 9:07 pm (56°) 3:45 am (83.2°) 226,619 85.5%
30 - 12:28 pm (303°) 10:17 pm (58°) 4:50 am (82.7°) 227,534 75.9%
31 - 1:18 pm (299°) 11:29 pm (63°) 5:51 am (80.2°) 229,051 64.9%
* All times are local time for Santa Barbara. 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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