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Moonrise & Moonset in San Antonio, TX

For October 12, 2026 in San Antonio, TX, the Moon is waxing crescent and 5% lit. See the moonrise and moonset times below, with the date and direction for each event.

It's 2:53 PM Central Daylight Time in San Antonio.

Waxing crescent

5% illuminated

Moonrise
9:32 AM ESE
Moonset
8:11 PM WSW
Up right now
Yes — 40° up, look south

Times are San Antonio, TX local time, computed for October 12, 2026 — refreshed live in your browser.

Where the moon is right now

Press Play, or drag: end to end is one full turn of the moon round the Earth — 29 days and 13 hours

San Antonio is the marker on the globe — on the daylit half right now, riding the dotted circle its spot traces as the Earth turns. The moon is 26° from the sun in the sky now, and that angle is the phase: waxing crescent. You are looking down on the Earth from far above its orbit, from the north — the side you are on — with sunlight arriving from the top left, so the half of the Earth facing that way is the half having its day. Sizes and distances are not to scale; the directions are.

That angle sets the tides, too. The moon does most of the pulling and the sun about half as much, so when the two line up — new moon and full moon — their pulls add and the tide runs to its biggest (spring tides); when they sit square on at the quarters the pulls fight and it runs to its smallest (neaps). The coast follows a day or two behind, and the shape of the shore matters as much as the sky does.

Also see the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for San Antonio, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.

Next phases — San Antonio, TX time

New moon November 9, 2026 1:01 AM
First quarter October 18, 2026 11:12 AM
Full moon October 25, 2026 11:11 PM
Last quarter November 1, 2026 2:28 PM

The next 30 days

Oct 124%
Oct 139%
Oct 1415%
Oct 1522%
Oct 1631%
Oct 1740%
Oct 18First quarter
Oct 1958%
Oct 2068%
Oct 2177%
Oct 2285%
Oct 2391%
Oct 2496%
Oct 2599%
Oct 26Full moon
Oct 2797%
Oct 2892%
Oct 2985%
Oct 3076%
Oct 3165%
Nov 1Last quarter
Nov 243%
Nov 332%
Nov 422%
Nov 514%
Nov 68%
Nov 73%
Nov 81%
Nov 9New moon
Nov 102%

Each disc is that day's phase, from the date selected above.

Next 7 days

DayMoonriseMoonsetLit
Mon, Oct 12 9:32 AMESE 8:11 PMWSW 5%
Tue, Oct 13 10:31 AMESE 8:51 PMWSW 10%
Wed, Oct 14 11:30 AMESE 9:37 PMWSW 16%
Thu, Oct 15 12:25 PMESE 10:26 PMWSW 24%
Fri, Oct 16 1:16 PMESE 11:20 PMWSW 32%
Sat, Oct 17 2:02 PMESE — 41%
Sun, Oct 18 2:42 PMESE 12:15 AMWSW 51%

Rise and set drift later by roughly 30–70 minutes a night. A "—" means that event skips the calendar day (the moon can rise late tonight and set tomorrow).

About San Antonio

CitySan Antonio
StateTexas
CountryUnited States
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago — Central Daylight Time
UTC offsetUTC−5
Latitude29.4241° N
Longitude98.4936° W
Nearest major cityAustin, TX — 74 mi north-east

These coordinates are what every time on this page is solved for — sunrise, moonrise and the rest are computed from this exact point, not from a regional average.

Related astronomical information

Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.

Questions this page answers

More moon

The phase itself is worldwide: today's moon phase · moon phase calendar · full moon calendar · lunar eclipses · supermoons · blue moons · moonrise across Texas.

Moonrise in San Antonio, TX FAQ

What time does the moon rise in San Antonio, TX tonight? Moonrise is at 9:32 AM in the ESE tonight (October 12, 2026, San Antonio, TX local time). The time shifts by roughly 30–70 minutes from one night to the next, so check the 7-day table for the rest of the week.

Is the moon visible in San Antonio, TX right now? Yes — as of the last update it was about 40° above the horizon in the south. The page recomputes this live when you open it. Whether you can actually see it also depends on cloud cover and how bright the sky is.

Which direction should I look for the moon in San Antonio, TX? Tonight it rises in the ESE and sets in the WSW. Like the sun, the moon rises on the eastern side of the sky and sets on the western side, drifting between northeast and southeast (and northwest to southwest) through the month.

When is the next full moon in San Antonio, TX? October 25, 2026 at 11:11 PM San Antonio, TX local time. The full moon happens at one instant worldwide — only the clock reading is local.