moon .5deg.comOctober 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Waitangi, New Zealand (Chatham Islands). This month starts with moon illumination of 83.2% (01. October, 00:00) and ends with 66.2% (31. October, 23:59). Full moon (Waitangi Local time): • 2026-10-26, 17:58
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:
363 298 km225 743 mi -
405 500 km251 966 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 | 00:07 | 08:54 | 78.6% | 365676 km |
| 02 | Friday | 01:23 | 09:43 | 68.5% | 363923 km |
| 03 | Saturday | 02:31 | 10:44 | 57.4% | 363298 km |
| 04 | Sunday | 03:27 | 11:56 | 46% | 363834 km |
| 05 | Monday | 04:11 | 13:14 | 34.8% | 365495 km |
| 06 | Tuesday | 04:44 | 14:32 | 24.5% | 368181 km |
| 07 | Wednesday | 05:11 | 15:48 | 15.5% | 371732 km |
| 08 | Thursday | 05:34 | 17:02 | 8.4% | 375942 km |
| 09 | Friday | 05:54 | 18:13 | 3.4% | 380571 km |
| 10 | Saturday | 06:13 | 19:24 | 0.6% | 385362 km |
| 11 | Sunday | 06:33 | 20:33 | 0.1% | 390063 km |
| 12 | Monday | 06:55 | 21:43 | 1.8% | 394436 km |
| 13 | Tuesday | 07:21 | 22:52 | 5.4% | 398275 km |
| 14 | Wednesday | 07:51 | 23:58 | 10.7% | 401411 km |
| 15 | Thursday | 08:28 | 00:00 | 17.4% | 403715 km |
| 16 | Friday | 09:13 | 00:58 | 25.2% | 405096 km |
| 17 | Saturday | 10:06 | 01:51 | 33.8% | 405500 km |
| 18 | Sunday | 11:06 | 02:34 | 43% | 404908 km |
| 19 | Monday | 12:10 | 03:10 | 52.4% | 403331 km |
| 20 | Tuesday | 13:17 | 03:39 | 61.9% | 400821 km |
| 21 | Wednesday | 14:23 | 04:03 | 71.2% | 397468 km |
| 22 | Thursday | 15:32 | 04:25 | 79.8% | 393410 km |
| 23 | Friday | 16:40 | 04:44 | 87.5% | 388833 km |
| 24 | Saturday | 17:52 | 05:04 | 93.7% | 383969 km |
| 25 | Sunday | 19:06 | 05:25 | 98% | 379081 km |
| 26 | Monday | 20:24 | 05:48 | 99.9% | 374450 km |
| 27 | Tuesday | 21:46 | 06:15 | 99.2% | 370351 km |
| 28 | Wednesday | 23:06 | 06:50 | 95.8% | 367032 km |
| 29 | Thursday | 00:00 | 07:37 | 89.7% | 364693 km |
| 30 | Friday | 00:20 | 08:35 | 81.5% | 363469 km |
| 31 | Saturday | 01:22 | 09:47 | 71.6% | 363425 km |