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Auckland sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sun, Oct 11. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:17 AM, sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:52 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+13).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:57 AM7:24 PM—9:11 AMWaning gibbous · 78%
Fri, Oct 26:56 AM7:25 PM12:45 AM10:03 AMWaning gibbous · 68%
Sat, Oct 36:54 AM7:26 PM1:51 AM11:06 AMWaning gibbous · 57%
Sun, Oct 46:53 AM7:27 PM2:49 AM12:15 PMLast quarter · 46%
Mon, Oct 56:51 AM7:27 PM3:37 AM1:28 PMWaning crescent · 34%
Tue, Oct 66:50 AM7:28 PM4:15 AM2:40 PMWaning crescent · 24%
Wed, Oct 76:48 AM7:29 PM4:48 AM3:50 PMWaning crescent · 15%
Thu, Oct 86:47 AM7:30 PM5:16 AM4:57 PMWaning crescent · 8%
Fri, Oct 96:45 AM7:31 PM5:42 AM6:03 PMWaning crescent · 3%
Sat, Oct 106:44 AM7:32 PM6:07 AM7:07 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sun, Oct 116:43 AM7:33 PM6:32 AM8:12 PMNew moon · 0%
Mon, Oct 126:41 AM7:34 PM7:00 AM9:16 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Tue, Oct 136:40 AM7:35 PM7:30 AM10:19 PMWaxing crescent · 6%
Wed, Oct 146:38 AM7:35 PM8:06 AM11:21 PMWaxing crescent · 11%
Thu, Oct 156:37 AM7:36 PM8:46 AM—Waxing crescent · 18%
Fri, Oct 166:36 AM7:37 PM9:34 AM12:19 AMWaxing crescent · 26%
Sat, Oct 176:34 AM7:38 PM10:26 AM1:11 AMWaxing crescent · 34%
Sun, Oct 186:33 AM7:39 PM11:24 AM1:57 AMWaxing crescent · 43%
Mon, Oct 196:32 AM7:40 PM12:24 PM2:36 AMFirst quarter · 53%
Tue, Oct 206:30 AM7:41 PM1:25 PM3:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 62%
Wed, Oct 216:29 AM7:42 PM2:27 PM3:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 72%
Thu, Oct 226:28 AM7:43 PM3:29 PM4:05 AMWaxing gibbous · 80%
Fri, Oct 236:26 AM7:44 PM4:33 PM4:30 AMWaxing gibbous · 88%
Sat, Oct 246:25 AM7:45 PM5:38 PM4:55 AMWaxing gibbous · 94%
Sun, Oct 256:24 AM7:46 PM6:47 PM5:21 AMWaxing gibbous · 98%
Mon, Oct 266:23 AM7:47 PM7:59 PM5:50 AMFull moon · 100%
Tue, Oct 276:21 AM7:48 PM9:14 PM6:24 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Wed, Oct 286:20 AM7:49 PM10:30 PM7:05 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Thu, Oct 296:19 AM7:50 PM11:41 PM7:56 AMWaning gibbous · 89%
Fri, Oct 306:18 AM7:51 PM—8:57 AMWaning gibbous · 81%
Sat, Oct 316:17 AM7:52 PM12:43 AM10:06 AMWaning gibbous · 71%

Sky events this month

  • Mon, Oct 5 1:12 AMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Oct 9Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Mon, Oct 12 11:06 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky25° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Wed, Oct 21Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Mon, Oct 26 5:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).