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

Moon: 88.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:55:10 pm
Moon Direction: 84° East
Moon Altitude: -10.2°
Moon Distance: 240,404 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:42 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 12:28 pm (304°) 10:07 pm (56°) 4:47 am (83.0°) 229,523 73.0%
2 - 1:32 pm (304°) 11:12 pm (56°) 5:50 am (83.9°) 229,575 61.8%
3 - 2:27 pm (302°) - 6:52 am (82.7°) 230,006 49.9%
4 12:22 am (59°) 3:13 pm (298°) - 7:52 am (79.7°) 230,759 38.1%
5 1:33 am (65°) 3:52 pm (292°) - 8:47 am (75.2°) 231,800 27.1%
6 2:42 am (71°) 4:25 pm (285°) - 9:39 am (69.5°) 233,130 17.5%
7 3:49 am (79°) 4:54 pm (277°) - 10:26 am (63.3°) 234,755 9.7%
8 4:54 am (87°) 5:22 pm (269°) - 11:12 am (56.7°) 236,677 4.1%
9 5:57 am (95°) 5:49 pm (262°) - 11:57 am (50.2°) 238,863 0.9%
10 6:59 am (102°) 6:17 pm (255°) - 12:42 pm (44.1°) 241,250 0.1%
11 8:01 am (109°) 6:47 pm (248°) - 1:27 pm (38.6°) 243,721 1.7%
12 9:03 am (115°) 7:20 pm (243°) - 2:15 pm (33.9°) 246,121 5.3%
13 10:05 am (120°) 7:59 pm (239°) - 3:04 pm (30.4°) 248,270 10.8%
14 11:04 am (123°) 8:42 pm (236°) - 3:54 pm (28.2°) 249,982 17.7%
15 12:00 pm (124°) 9:32 pm (236°) - 4:46 pm (27.3°) 251,081 25.8%
16 12:50 pm (124°) 10:26 pm (237°) - 5:37 pm (27.9°) 251,431 34.8%
17 1:35 pm (122°) 11:23 pm (239°) - 6:27 pm (29.7°) 250,949 44.3%
18 2:13 pm (118°) - - 7:15 pm (32.8°) 249,617 54.1%
19 - 12:22 am (244°) 2:47 pm (113°) 8:02 pm (37.0°) 247,487 63.9%
20 - 1:22 am (249°) 3:17 pm (108°) 8:46 pm (42.0°) 244,690 73.3%
21 - 2:22 am (255°) 3:45 pm (101°) 9:30 pm (47.8°) 241,414 82.0%
22 - 3:23 am (263°) 4:11 pm (94°) 10:14 pm (54.1°) 237,914 89.4%
23 - 4:25 am (270°) 4:38 pm (86°) 10:59 pm (60.6°) 234,471 95.2%
24 - 5:29 am (278°) 5:07 pm (78°) 11:47 pm (67.2°) 231,385 98.8%
25 - 6:36 am (286°) 5:40 pm (71°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26 - 7:47 am (293°) 6:18 pm (64°) 12:38 am (73.2°) 228,907 99.8%
27 - 9:01 am (299°) 7:04 pm (59°) 1:35 am (78.3°) 227,241 97.9%
28 - 10:14 am (303°) 7:59 pm (56°) 2:36 am (81.9°) 226,484 93.0%
29 - 11:22 am (304°) 9:03 pm (56°) 3:40 am (83.6°) 226,617 85.6%
30 - 12:22 pm (303°) 10:13 pm (59°) 4:44 am (83.1°) 227,530 75.9%
31 - 1:12 pm (299°) 11:25 pm (63°) 5:46 am (80.6°) 229,045 64.9%
* All times are local time for Santa Monica. 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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