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Anchorage sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 8:06 AM to 9:25 AM, sunset from 7:30 PM to 5:59 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (AKDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 18:06 AM7:30 PM7:39 PM5:17 PMWaning gibbous · 69%
Fri, Oct 28:09 AM7:26 PM8:54 PM6:14 PMWaning gibbous · 58%
Sat, Oct 38:11 AM7:23 PM10:48 PM6:28 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 48:14 AM7:20 PM—6:31 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 58:16 AM7:17 PM12:44 AM6:31 PMWaning crescent · 25%
Tue, Oct 68:19 AM7:14 PM2:34 AM6:29 PMWaning crescent · 16%
Wed, Oct 78:22 AM7:11 PM4:16 AM6:27 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 88:24 AM7:08 PM5:54 AM6:25 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 98:27 AM7:05 PM7:29 AM6:23 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 108:29 AM7:01 PM9:03 AM6:20 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 118:32 AM6:58 PM10:40 AM6:19 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 128:34 AM6:55 PM12:19 PM6:18 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 138:37 AM6:52 PM2:00 PM6:19 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 148:40 AM6:49 PM3:38 PM6:27 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 158:42 AM6:46 PM4:55 PM6:57 PMWaxing crescent · 25%
Fri, Oct 168:45 AM6:43 PM5:27 PM8:11 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 178:48 AM6:40 PM5:35 PM9:47 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 188:50 AM6:37 PM5:37 PM11:25 PMFirst quarter · 52%
Mon, Oct 198:53 AM6:34 PM5:36 PM—Waxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 208:55 AM6:31 PM5:35 PM1:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 218:58 AM6:28 PM5:33 PM2:34 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 229:01 AM6:25 PM5:30 PM4:06 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 239:03 AM6:22 PM5:28 PM5:40 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 249:06 AM6:19 PM5:27 PM7:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 98%
Sun, Oct 259:09 AM6:16 PM5:26 PM9:00 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 269:12 AM6:13 PM5:26 PM10:52 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 279:14 AM6:11 PM5:30 PM12:51 PMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 289:17 AM6:08 PM5:45 PM2:48 PMWaning gibbous · 90%
Thu, Oct 299:20 AM6:05 PM6:42 PM4:08 PMWaning gibbous · 82%
Fri, Oct 309:22 AM6:02 PM8:28 PM4:34 PMWaning gibbous · 72%
Sat, Oct 319:25 AM5:59 PM10:25 PM4:40 PMWaning gibbous · 62%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 4:12 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 2:06 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 8:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).