| Current Time: | Oct 26, 2025 at 1:38:06 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | 137.49° SE↑ |
| Moon Altitude: | 9.22° |
| Moon Distance: | 250,213 mi |
| Next Full Moon: | Nov 5, 2025, 5:19 am |
| Next New Moon: | Nov 19, 2025, 10:47 pm |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 9:35 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Santa Cruz, October 2025
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||||
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| Oct | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||||
| 1 | - | 12:46 am | ↑ (237°) | 4:00 pm | ↑ (120°) | 8:53 pm | (29.5°) | 240,404 | 71.3% | |||
| 2 | - | 1:53 am | ↑ (242°) | 4:35 pm | ↑ (114°) | 9:44 pm | (34.3°) | 236,499 | 80.6% | |||
| 3 | - | 3:01 am | ↑ (249°) | 5:05 pm | ↑ (107°) | 10:33 pm | (40.2°) | 232,614 | 88.7% | |||
| 4 | - | 4:11 am | ↑ (256°) | 5:32 pm | ↑ (99°) | 11:21 pm | (46.9°) | 229,082 | 95.0% | |||
| 5 | - | 5:21 am | ↑ (265°) | 5:59 pm | ↑ (90°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 6 | - | 6:33 am | ↑ (274°) | 6:27 pm | ↑ (81°) | 12:10 am | (54.1°) | 226,242 | 98.9% | |||
| 7 | - | 7:47 am | ↑ (283°) | 6:57 pm | ↑ (73°) | 1:01 am | (61.5°) | 224,352 | 99.9% | |||
| 8 | - | 9:04 am | ↑ (292°) | 7:31 pm | ↑ (65°) | 1:54 am | (68.4°) | 223,592 | 97.7% | |||
| 9 | - | 10:23 am | ↑ (299°) | 8:13 pm | ↑ (59°) | 2:51 am | (74.3°) | 223,994 | 92.5% | |||
| 10 | - | 11:40 am | ↑ (304°) | 9:04 pm | ↑ (55°) | 3:52 am | (78.6°) | 225,441 | 84.6% | |||
| 11 | - | 12:51 pm | ↑ (306°) | 10:04 pm | ↑ (53°) | 4:56 am | (81.0°) | 227,726 | 74.7% | |||
| 12 | - | 1:52 pm | ↑ (306°) | 11:10 pm | ↑ (55°) | 5:59 am | (81.3°) | 230,565 | 63.6% | |||
 13 | - | 2:42 pm | ↑ (303°) | - | 7:00 am | (79.5°) | 233,681 | 52.1% | ||||
| 14 | 12:20 am | ↑ (59°) | 3:22 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 7:56 am | (76.1°) | 236,818 | 40.8% | |||
| 15 | 1:29 am | ↑ (65°) | 3:54 pm | ↑ (292°) | - | 8:47 am | (71.4°) | 239,818 | 30.3% | |||
| 16 | 2:35 am | ↑ (71°) | 4:21 pm | ↑ (285°) | - | 9:33 am | (66.0°) | 242,562 | 21.0% | |||
| 17 | 3:38 am | ↑ (79°) | 4:45 pm | ↑ (277°) | - | 10:17 am | (60.1°) | 245,004 | 13.2% | |||
| 18 | 4:39 am | ↑ (86°) | 5:07 pm | ↑ (270°) | - | 10:58 am | (54.0°) | 247,123 | 7.1% | |||
| 19 | 5:38 am | ↑ (94°) | 5:29 pm | ↑ (263°) | - | 11:38 am | (47.9°) | 248,922 | 2.8% | |||
| 20 | 6:37 am | ↑ (101°) | 5:52 pm | ↑ (255°) | - | 12:19 pm | (42.1°) | 250,393 | 0.5% | |||
 21 | 7:36 am | ↑ (108°) | 6:17 pm | ↑ (249°) | - | 1:00 pm | (36.7°) | 251,519 | 0.2% | |||
| 22 | 8:36 am | ↑ (115°) | 6:45 pm | ↑ (243°) | - | 1:44 pm | (32.0°) | 252,259 | 1.8% | |||
| 23 | 9:37 am | ↑ (120°) | 7:18 pm | ↑ (238°) | - | 2:30 pm | (28.2°) | 252,551 | 5.2% | |||
| 24 | 10:37 am | ↑ (124°) | 7:56 pm | ↑ (235°) | - | 3:19 pm | (25.5°) | 252,317 | 10.3% | |||
| 25 | 11:35 am | ↑ (126°) | 8:42 pm | ↑ (233°) | - | 4:09 pm | (24.0°) | 251,477 | 17.0% | |||
| 26 | 12:28 pm | ↑ (127°) | 9:35 pm | ↑ (234°) | - | 5:01 pm | (23.9°) | 249,966 | 25.0% | |||
AltitudeHeadingPosition | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 1:16 pm | ↑ (125°) | 10:34 pm | ↑ (236°) | - | 5:53 pm | (25.3°) | 247,752 | 34.1% | |||
| 28 | 1:57 pm | ↑ (122°) | 11:38 pm | ↑ (240°) | - | 6:44 pm | (28.1°) | 244,857 | 44.0% | |||
 29 | 2:32 pm | ↑ (117°) | - | - | 7:34 pm | (32.2°) | 241,375 | 54.5% | ||||
| 30 | - | 12:43 am | ↑ (246°) | 3:02 pm | ↑ (110°) | 8:22 pm | (37.4°) | 237,469 | 65.1% | |||
| 31 | - | 1:50 am | ↑ (253°) | 3:30 pm | ↑ (103°) | 9:09 pm | (43.6°) | 233,389 | 75.3% | |||
| * All times are local time for Santa Cruz. 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. | ||||||||||||
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