moon .5deg.comOctober 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Balclutha, New Zealand (Otago, Clutha District). This month starts with moon illumination of 82.9% (01. October, 00:00) and ends with 65.9% (31. October, 23:59). Full moon (Balclutha Local time): • 2026-10-26, 17:13
Graph is showing the illumination of the moon at 12:00 (in local time) for shown day, 100% = full moon, 0% = new moon:
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth (October 2026) minimal-maximal:
363 297 km225 742 mi -
405 497 km251 964 mi
View angle: maximal: 0.548°, minimal: 0.491°
Table view of above data: infoMoon illumination & Distance 
12:00
| date | Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon illumination | Distance |
| 01 | Thursday | 00:29 | 08:55 | 78.3% | 365605 km |
| 02 | Friday | 01:48 | 09:43 | 68.2% | 363886 km |
| 03 | Saturday | 02:56 | 10:44 | 57.1% | 363297 km |
| 04 | Sunday | 03:50 | 11:58 | 45.6% | 363869 km |
| 05 | Monday | 04:31 | 13:18 | 34.5% | 365564 km |
| 06 | Tuesday | 05:02 | 14:38 | 24.2% | 368280 km |
| 07 | Wednesday | 05:27 | 15:57 | 15.3% | 371855 km |
| 08 | Thursday | 05:47 | 17:13 | 8.2% | 376081 km |
| 09 | Friday | 06:05 | 18:26 | 3.2% | 380719 km |
| 10 | Saturday | 06:22 | 19:39 | 0.5% | 385512 km |
| 11 | Sunday | 06:40 | 20:51 | 0.1% | 390206 km |
| 12 | Monday | 07:00 | 22:03 | 1.8% | 394565 km |
| 13 | Tuesday | 07:24 | 23:13 | 5.5% | 398385 km |
| 14 | Wednesday | 07:53 | 00:00 | 10.9% | 401496 km |
| 15 | Thursday | 08:28 | 00:20 | 17.6% | 403772 km |
| 16 | Friday | 09:13 | 01:22 | 25.4% | 405123 km |
| 17 | Saturday | 10:07 | 02:14 | 34.1% | 405497 km |
| 18 | Sunday | 11:08 | 02:56 | 43.3% | 404873 km |
| 19 | Monday | 12:13 | 03:30 | 52.7% | 403267 km |
| 20 | Tuesday | 13:22 | 03:57 | 62.2% | 400728 km |
| 21 | Wednesday | 14:31 | 04:19 | 71.4% | 397351 km |
| 22 | Thursday | 15:41 | 04:39 | 80.1% | 393274 km |
| 23 | Friday | 16:52 | 04:56 | 87.7% | 388684 km |
| 24 | Saturday | 18:06 | 05:14 | 93.8% | 383815 km |
| 25 | Sunday | 19:23 | 05:32 | 98.1% | 378931 km |
| 26 | Monday | 20:44 | 05:53 | 99.9% | 374312 km |
| 27 | Tuesday | 22:07 | 06:19 | 99.2% | 370234 km |
| 28 | Wednesday | 23:30 | 06:52 | 95.6% | 366943 km |
| 29 | Thursday | 00:00 | 07:37 | 89.5% | 364637 km |
| 30 | Friday | 00:44 | 08:36 | 81.2% | 363449 km |
| 31 | Saturday | 01:45 | 09:48 | 71.2% | 363443 km |