moon .5deg.comOctober 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Nelson, New Zealand (Nelson City). This month starts with moon illumination of 82.9% (01. October, 00:00) and ends with 65.9% (31. October, 23:59). Full moon (Nelson 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 | 00:00 | 09:02 | 78.3% | 365605 km |
| 02 | Friday | 01:09 | 09:53 | 68.2% | 363886 km |
| 03 | Saturday | 02:16 | 10:54 | 57.1% | 363297 km |
| 04 | Sunday | 03:13 | 12:05 | 45.6% | 363869 km |
| 05 | Monday | 03:58 | 13:21 | 34.5% | 365564 km |
| 06 | Tuesday | 04:33 | 14:36 | 24.2% | 368280 km |
| 07 | Wednesday | 05:02 | 15:50 | 15.3% | 371855 km |
| 08 | Thursday | 05:27 | 17:01 | 8.2% | 376081 km |
| 09 | Friday | 05:49 | 18:10 | 3.2% | 380719 km |
| 10 | Saturday | 06:11 | 19:19 | 0.5% | 385512 km |
| 11 | Sunday | 06:33 | 20:26 | 0.1% | 390206 km |
| 12 | Monday | 06:58 | 21:34 | 1.8% | 394565 km |
| 13 | Tuesday | 07:25 | 22:40 | 5.5% | 398385 km |
| 14 | Wednesday | 07:58 | 23:44 | 10.9% | 401496 km |
| 15 | Thursday | 08:36 | 00:00 | 17.6% | 403772 km |
| 16 | Friday | 09:23 | 00:43 | 25.4% | 405123 km |
| 17 | Saturday | 10:16 | 01:35 | 34.1% | 405497 km |
| 18 | Sunday | 11:15 | 02:19 | 43.3% | 404873 km |
| 19 | Monday | 12:17 | 02:57 | 52.7% | 403267 km |
| 20 | Tuesday | 13:22 | 03:28 | 62.2% | 400728 km |
| 21 | Wednesday | 14:26 | 03:54 | 71.4% | 397351 km |
| 22 | Thursday | 15:32 | 04:17 | 80.1% | 393274 km |
| 23 | Friday | 16:38 | 04:39 | 87.7% | 388684 km |
| 24 | Saturday | 17:48 | 05:01 | 93.8% | 383815 km |
| 25 | Sunday | 19:00 | 05:24 | 98.1% | 378931 km |
| 26 | Monday | 20:15 | 05:49 | 99.9% | 374312 km |
| 27 | Tuesday | 21:34 | 06:19 | 99.2% | 370234 km |
| 28 | Wednesday | 22:52 | 06:57 | 95.6% | 366943 km |
| 29 | Thursday | 00:00 | 07:46 | 89.5% | 364637 km |
| 30 | Friday | 00:05 | 08:45 | 81.2% | 363449 km |
| 31 | Saturday | 01:07 | 09:56 | 71.2% | 363443 km |