Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, October 2026

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Badlands National Park, October 2026

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2026	Moonrise/Moonset						Meridian Passing
Oct	Moonrise		Moonset		Moonrise		Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
1	-		12:59 pm	↑ (310°)	9:20 pm	↑ (50°)	4:40 am	(72.9°)	229,530	73.5%
2	-		2:04 pm	↑ (310°)	10:25 pm	↑ (50°)	5:42 am	(73.9°)	229,564	62.3%
3	-		2:57 pm	↑ (308°)	11:39 pm	↑ (54°)	6:45 am	(72.8°)	229,979	50.4%
4	-		3:37 pm	↑ (302°)	-		7:45 am	(69.9°)	230,719	38.6%
5	12:57 am	↑ (60°)	4:09 pm	↑ (295°)	-		8:40 am	(65.4°)	231,748	27.6%
6	2:15 am	↑ (68°)	4:34 pm	↑ (287°)	-		9:32 am	(59.8°)	233,064	17.9%
7	3:30 am	↑ (77°)	4:56 pm	↑ (279°)	-		10:20 am	(53.6°)	234,676	10.0%
8	4:43 am	↑ (86°)	5:16 pm	↑ (270°)	-		11:06 am	(47.0°)	236,585	4.3%
9	5:53 am	↑ (95°)	5:35 pm	↑ (261°)	-		11:50 am	(40.5°)	238,760	1.0%
10	7:03 am	↑ (104°)	5:56 pm	↑ (253°)	-		12:35 pm	(34.4°)	241,141	0.1%
11	8:13 am	↑ (112°)	6:19 pm	↑ (245°)	-		1:21 pm	(28.9°)	243,610	1.6%
12	9:23 am	↑ (119°)	6:46 pm	↑ (239°)	-		2:08 pm	(24.2°)	246,018	5.1%
13	10:31 am	↑ (125°)	7:18 pm	↑ (234°)	-		2:57 pm	(20.7°)	248,181	10.5%
14	11:35 am	↑ (129°)	7:57 pm	↑ (231°)	-		3:48 pm	(18.4°)	249,917	17.4%
15	12:33 pm	↑ (130°)	8:45 pm	↑ (229°)	-		4:39 pm	(17.5°)	251,047	25.4%
16	1:23 pm	↑ (130°)	9:40 pm	↑ (231°)	-		5:31 pm	(18.0°)	251,433	34.4%
17	2:04 pm	↑ (128°)	10:41 pm	↑ (234°)	-		6:21 pm	(19.8°)	250,989	43.9%
18	2:38 pm	↑ (123°)	11:46 pm	↑ (239°)	-		7:09 pm	(22.8°)	249,694	53.7%
19	3:06 pm	↑ (117°)	-		-		7:55 pm	(26.9°)	247,598	63.5%
20	-		12:53 am	↑ (245°)	3:29 pm	↑ (111°)	8:40 pm	(31.9°)	244,826	72.9%
21	-		2:00 am	↑ (253°)	3:50 pm	↑ (103°)	9:23 pm	(37.6°)	241,568	81.6%
22	-		3:08 am	↑ (261°)	4:09 pm	↑ (95°)	10:07 pm	(43.9°)	238,072	89.1%
23	-		4:18 am	↑ (270°)	4:29 pm	↑ (86°)	10:52 pm	(50.4°)	234,620	95.0%
24	-		5:29 am	↑ (279°)	4:50 pm	↑ (77°)	11:40 pm	(56.9°)	231,512	98.7%
25	-		6:45 am	↑ (288°)	5:15 pm	↑ (68°)	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
26	-		8:04 am	↑ (297°)	5:45 pm	↑ (61°)	12:32 am	(63.0°)	229,002	99.8%
27	-		9:25 am	↑ (304°)	6:23 pm	↑ (54°)	1:28 am	(68.1°)	227,296	98.0%
28	-		10:44 am	↑ (308°)	7:13 pm	↑ (51°)	2:29 am	(71.8°)	226,498	93.3%
29	-		11:55 am	↑ (310°)	8:16 pm	↑ (50°)	3:33 am	(73.6°)	226,593	85.9%
30	-		12:53 pm	↑ (308°)	9:29 pm	↑ (53°)	4:37 am	(73.2°)	227,475	76.4%
31	-		1:37 pm	↑ (304°)	10:47 pm	↑ (58°)	5:39 am	(70.8°)	228,967	65.5%
* All times are local time for Badlands National Park. 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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