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Anchorage sky calendar · October 2027

Full moon: Fri, Oct 15. New moon: Fri, Oct 29. Sunrise moves from 8:06 AM to 9:24 AM, sunset from 7:30 PM to 6:00 PM. 4 sky events this month (below). Times are local (AKDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Fri, Oct 18:06 AM7:30 PM11:18 AM6:54 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Sat, Oct 28:08 AM7:27 PM1:03 PM6:58 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Sun, Oct 38:11 AM7:24 PM2:47 PM7:07 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Mon, Oct 48:13 AM7:21 PM4:17 PM7:31 PMWaxing crescent · 25%
Tue, Oct 58:16 AM7:18 PM5:17 PM8:23 PMWaxing crescent · 34%
Wed, Oct 68:18 AM7:15 PM5:43 PM9:44 PMWaxing crescent · 44%
Thu, Oct 78:21 AM7:11 PM5:54 PM11:15 PMFirst quarter · 53%
Fri, Oct 88:24 AM7:08 PM5:58 PM—Waxing gibbous · 63%
Sat, Oct 98:26 AM7:05 PM6:00 PM12:47 AMWaxing gibbous · 72%
Sun, Oct 108:29 AM7:02 PM6:00 PM2:15 AMWaxing gibbous · 80%
Mon, Oct 118:31 AM6:59 PM6:00 PM3:41 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Tue, Oct 128:34 AM6:56 PM5:59 PM5:05 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Wed, Oct 138:36 AM6:53 PM5:59 PM6:31 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Thu, Oct 148:39 AM6:50 PM5:59 PM7:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Fri, Oct 158:42 AM6:47 PM6:00 PM9:30 AMFull moon · 100%
Sat, Oct 168:44 AM6:44 PM6:03 PM11:07 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sun, Oct 178:47 AM6:41 PM6:10 PM12:49 PMWaning gibbous · 94%
Mon, Oct 188:49 AM6:38 PM6:27 PM2:29 PMWaning gibbous · 88%
Tue, Oct 198:52 AM6:35 PM7:10 PM3:50 PMWaning gibbous · 80%
Wed, Oct 208:55 AM6:32 PM8:32 PM4:34 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Thu, Oct 218:57 AM6:29 PM10:17 PM4:52 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Fri, Oct 229:00 AM6:26 PM—4:59 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sat, Oct 239:03 AM6:23 PM12:06 AM5:02 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Sun, Oct 249:05 AM6:20 PM1:53 AM5:04 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Mon, Oct 259:08 AM6:17 PM3:36 AM5:04 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Tue, Oct 269:11 AM6:14 PM5:17 AM5:04 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 279:14 AM6:11 PM6:57 AM5:05 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Thu, Oct 289:16 AM6:08 PM8:40 AM5:06 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Fri, Oct 299:19 AM6:06 PM10:24 AM5:09 PMNew moon · 0%
Sat, Oct 309:22 AM6:03 PM12:09 PM5:16 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sun, Oct 319:24 AM6:00 PM1:47 PM5:33 PMWaxing crescent · 6%

Sky events this month

  • Fri, Oct 8Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Fri, Oct 15 5:47 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Oct 17 4:18 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Wed, Oct 20Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).