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

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:51:17 pm
Moon Direction: 71° East
Moon Altitude: -24.2°
Moon Distance: 240,258 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:56 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:54 pm (306°) 10:10 pm (54°) 5:01 am (79.6°) 229,521 72.9%
2 - 1:58 pm (306°) 11:15 pm (55°) 6:04 am (80.5°) 229,577 61.7%
3 - 2:52 pm (303°) - 7:06 am (79.3°) 230,012 49.8%
4 12:26 am (58°) 3:37 pm (299°) - 8:06 am (76.3°) 230,768 38.0%
5 1:39 am (64°) 4:13 pm (293°) - 9:01 am (71.7°) 231,812 27.0%
6 2:51 am (70°) 4:44 pm (285°) - 9:53 am (66.1°) 233,144 17.4%
7 4:00 am (78°) 5:10 pm (277°) - 10:41 am (59.8°) 234,772 9.6%
8 5:07 am (87°) 5:36 pm (269°) - 11:26 am (53.2°) 236,697 4.1%
9 6:12 am (95°) 6:00 pm (261°) - 12:11 pm (46.8°) 238,885 0.9%
10 7:17 am (103°) 6:26 pm (254°) - 12:56 pm (40.6°) 241,274 0.2%
11 8:22 am (110°) 6:54 pm (247°) - 1:41 pm (35.1°) 243,744 1.7%
12 9:26 am (116°) 7:26 pm (242°) - 2:29 pm (30.5°) 246,143 5.4%
13 10:29 am (121°) 8:02 pm (237°) - 3:18 pm (27.0°) 248,289 10.8%
14 11:30 am (125°) 8:45 pm (235°) - 4:09 pm (24.8°) 249,995 17.8%
15 12:26 pm (126°) 9:34 pm (234°) - 5:00 pm (24.0°) 251,088 25.9%
16 1:17 pm (126°) 10:28 pm (235°) - 5:52 pm (24.5°) 251,431 34.9%
17 2:00 pm (123°) 11:27 pm (238°) - 6:42 pm (26.4°) 250,940 44.4%
18 2:37 pm (120°) - - 7:30 pm (29.5°) 249,600 54.2%
19 - 12:28 am (242°) 3:08 pm (114°) 8:16 pm (33.7°) 247,463 64.0%
20 - 1:30 am (248°) 3:36 pm (108°) 9:00 pm (38.7°) 244,660 73.4%
21 - 2:32 am (255°) 4:02 pm (101°) 9:44 pm (44.5°) 241,381 82.0%
22 - 3:35 am (262°) 4:26 pm (94°) 10:28 pm (50.8°) 237,881 89.5%
23 - 4:39 am (270°) 4:51 pm (86°) 11:13 pm (57.3°) 234,439 95.3%
24 - 5:46 am (279°) 5:18 pm (78°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
25 - 6:56 am (287°) 5:48 pm (70°) 12:01 am (63.8°) 231,358 98.9%
26 - 8:09 am (294°) 6:24 pm (63°) 12:53 am (69.9°) 228,886 99.8%
27 - 9:25 am (300°) 7:08 pm (58°) 1:49 am (75.0°) 227,229 97.9%
28 - 10:40 am (304°) 8:02 pm (55°) 2:50 am (78.6°) 226,481 93.0%
29 - 11:49 am (306°) 9:06 pm (54°) 3:54 am (80.2°) 226,623 85.5%
30 - 12:48 pm (304°) 10:17 pm (57°) 4:59 am (79.7°) 227,542 75.8%
31 - 1:36 pm (300°) 11:30 pm (62°) 6:01 am (77.2°) 229,062 64.8%
* All times are local time for Santa Clara. 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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