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Abilene, TX sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 7:55 AM, sunset from 7:23 PM to 6:49 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:33 AM7:23 PM10:54 PM1:04 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:33 AM7:22 PM11:58 PM2:08 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:34 AM7:20 PM—3:04 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:35 AM7:19 PM1:08 AM3:52 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:35 AM7:18 PM2:18 AM4:32 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:36 AM7:17 PM3:26 AM5:06 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:37 AM7:15 PM4:32 AM5:37 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:37 AM7:14 PM5:36 AM6:05 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:38 AM7:13 PM6:38 AM6:33 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:39 AM7:12 PM7:39 AM7:02 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:39 AM7:10 PM8:40 AM7:33 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:40 AM7:09 PM9:41 AM8:07 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:41 AM7:08 PM10:42 AM8:46 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:42 AM7:07 PM11:41 AM9:30 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:42 AM7:05 PM12:37 PM10:19 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:43 AM7:04 PM1:28 PM11:13 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:44 AM7:03 PM2:13 PM—Waxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:45 AM7:02 PM2:52 PM12:10 AMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:45 AM7:01 PM3:27 PM1:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:46 AM7:00 PM3:58 PM2:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:47 AM6:59 PM4:27 PM3:06 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:48 AM6:58 PM4:54 PM4:06 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:49 AM6:57 PM5:22 PM5:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:49 AM6:56 PM5:52 PM6:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:50 AM6:54 PM6:26 PM7:16 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:51 AM6:53 PM7:04 PM8:25 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:52 AM6:52 PM7:51 PM9:38 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:53 AM6:51 PM8:46 PM10:50 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:53 AM6:51 PM9:50 PM11:59 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:54 AM6:50 PM10:59 PM12:59 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:55 AM6:49 PM—1:50 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 7:12 AMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Thu, Oct 8Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Mon, Oct 12 5:06 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky25° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Tue, Oct 20Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Sun, Oct 25 11:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).