Moonrise Timing Today: Observing the Moon’s rise is a captivating daily event, yet its timing is not universal across the United States. Due to the Earth’s rotation and the Moon’s orbital path, the exact moment of moonrise shifts significantly from east to west. On the US East Coast, the Moon will appear earlier, while observers on the West Coast will experience a much later moonrise, often by over an hour.

Today’s moon phase is Waning Gibbous, meaning more than half of the Moon is illuminated, and the illuminated portion is shrinking as it heads towards the Last Quarter. For Friday, October 10, 2025, the Moon is generally in the zodiac sign of Taurus, moving into Gemini later in the day, depending on the time zone. 

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Tentative Moonrise Timings in the U.S.

The moonrise time can vary greatly even within a single state. The most accurate data is always specific to your exact location (latitude/longitude), but here are approximate timings for major US cities across different time zones based on reports from, U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) or the National Weather Service (NWS). The moonrise timings today are:

City

State

Time Zone

Approximate Moonrise Time

New York City

New York

EDT

8:30 PM

Washington D.C.

D.C.

EDT

8:45 PM

Atlanta

Georgia

EDT

9:38 PM

Miami

Florida

EDT

9:45 PM

Chicago

Illinois

CDT

8:44 PM

Houston

Texas

CDT

9:00 PM

Dallas

Texas

CDT

9:33 PM

Denver

Colorado

MDT

8:47 PM

Albuquerque

New Mexico

MDT

9:05 PM

Los Angeles

California

PDT

8:58 PM

San Francisco

California

PDT

9:02 PM

Seattle

Washington

PDT

9:08 PM

Anchorage

Alaska

AKDT

9:30 PM

Honolulu

Hawaii

HST

9:00 PM (Approx.)

Today’s Moon Phase

On October 10, 2025, the Moon is in the Waning Gibbous phase. This phase occurs just after the Full Moon and before the Last Quarter. The Moon rises well after sunset, is visible for most of the night, and sets after sunrise. Its illumination is high, currently around 85.4% on this date.

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