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Wainwright, Alaska, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moon: 45.7%
First Quarter
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 1:57:37 am
Moon Direction: 273° West
Moon Altitude: 28.2°
Moon Distance: 230,150 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 6:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 3:51 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Oct Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:40 am (46.0°) 229,508 71.8%
2 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:43 am (46.7°) 229,607 60.4%
3 - Up, doesn’t set - 8:45 am (45.3°) 230,078 48.5%
4 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:44 am (42.1°) 230,865 36.8%
5 - 8:50 pm (329°) - 10:39 am (37.4°) 231,939 25.9%
6 1:45 am (37°) 8:01 pm (305°) - 11:30 am (31.8°) 233,302 16.5%
7 4:17 am (62°) 7:28 pm (285°) - 12:18 pm (25.5°) 234,962 8.9%
8 6:28 am (84°) 7:00 pm (266°) - 1:03 pm (19.0°) 236,916 3.6%
9 8:33 am (104°) 6:32 pm (248°) - 1:48 pm (12.6°) 239,130 0.7%
10 10:42 am (126°) 5:57 pm (228°) - 2:33 pm (6.6°) 241,533 0.2%
11 1:17 pm (152°) 5:00 pm (203°) - 3:19 pm (1.5°) 244,005 2.0%
12 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:06 pm (-2.8°) 246,385 5.9%
13 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:56 pm (-6.7°) 248,493 11.5%
14 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:47 pm (-8.7°) 250,142 18.6%
15 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:38 pm (-9.4°) 251,162 26.8%
16 - Down, doesn’t rise - 7:29 pm (-8.7°) 251,419 35.9%
17 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:19 pm (-6.7°) 250,839 45.4%
18 - Down, doesn’t rise - 9:07 pm (-3.2°) 249,410 55.3%
19 8:25 pm (160°) 11:41 pm (205°) - 9:53 pm (1.1°) 247,195 65.0%
20 7:23 pm (135°) - - 10:37 pm (5.9°) 244,332 74.3%
21 - 2:16 am (231°) 6:48 pm (115°) 11:21 pm (11.7°) 241,016 82.9%
22 - 4:23 am (252°) 6:20 pm (97°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
23 - 6:27 am (273°) 5:53 pm (78°) 12:05 am (17.9°) 237,509 90.2%
24 - 8:36 am (294°) 5:21 pm (58°) 12:50 am (24.4°) 234,091 95.8%
25 - 11:06 am (319°) 4:36 pm (35°) 1:39 am (30.8°) 231,064 99.1%
26 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:31 am (36.7°) 228,669 99.7%
27 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:28 am (41.7°) 227,105 97.5%
28 - Up, doesn’t set - 4:29 am (45.0°) 226,455 92.3%
29 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:34 am (46.5°) 226,686 84.5%
30 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:38 am (45.7°) 227,678 74.7%
31 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:39 am (43.0°) 229,250 63.6%
* All times are local time for Wainwright. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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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