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Albany, NY sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 7:27 AM, sunset from 6:36 PM to 5:49 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:52 AM6:36 PM9:27 PM12:54 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:53 AM6:34 PM10:31 PM2:00 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:54 AM6:32 PM11:44 PM2:53 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 46:55 AM6:31 PM—3:36 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 56:56 AM6:29 PM1:00 AM4:09 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:58 AM6:27 PM2:17 AM4:36 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 76:59 AM6:26 PM3:31 AM4:59 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:00 AM6:24 PM4:43 AM5:20 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:01 AM6:22 PM5:53 AM5:40 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:02 AM6:20 PM7:02 AM6:02 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:03 AM6:19 PM8:11 AM6:26 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:04 AM6:17 PM9:19 AM6:53 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:06 AM6:16 PM10:26 AM7:25 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:07 AM6:14 PM11:30 AM8:05 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:08 AM6:12 PM12:29 PM8:52 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:09 AM6:11 PM1:20 PM9:47 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:10 AM6:09 PM2:02 PM10:47 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:12 AM6:07 PM2:37 PM11:51 PMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:13 AM6:06 PM3:06 PM—Waxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:14 AM6:04 PM3:30 PM12:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:15 AM6:03 PM3:52 PM2:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:16 AM6:01 PM4:13 PM3:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:18 AM6:00 PM4:34 PM4:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:19 AM5:58 PM4:56 PM5:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:20 AM5:57 PM5:21 PM6:42 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:21 AM5:55 PM5:51 PM8:00 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:22 AM5:54 PM6:30 PM9:20 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:24 AM5:53 PM7:20 PM10:39 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:25 AM5:51 PM8:22 PM11:50 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:26 AM5:50 PM9:34 PM12:49 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:27 AM5:49 PM10:51 PM1:35 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 8:12 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 6:06 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
  • Mon, Oct 26 12:12 AMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).