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Aurora, Colorado sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:27 AM, sunset from 6:41 PM to 5:58 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:55 AM6:41 PM9:49 PM12:52 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 26:56 AM6:39 PM10:54 PM1:56 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 36:57 AM6:38 PM—2:50 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:58 AM6:36 PM12:06 AM3:33 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:59 AM6:35 PM1:20 AM4:08 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 67:00 AM6:33 PM2:34 AM4:37 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:01 AM6:31 PM3:45 AM5:02 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:02 AM6:30 PM4:54 AM5:26 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:03 AM6:28 PM6:02 AM5:49 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:04 AM6:27 PM7:08 AM6:13 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:05 AM6:25 PM8:15 AM6:39 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:06 AM6:24 PM9:21 AM7:09 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:07 AM6:22 PM10:26 AM7:44 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:08 AM6:21 PM11:28 AM8:25 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:09 AM6:19 PM12:25 PM9:14 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:10 AM6:18 PM1:15 PM10:08 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:11 AM6:16 PM1:58 PM11:08 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:12 AM6:15 PM2:34 PM—First quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 197:13 AM6:14 PM3:04 PM12:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:14 AM6:12 PM3:31 PM1:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 217:16 AM6:11 PM3:55 PM2:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:17 AM6:09 PM4:18 PM3:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:18 AM6:08 PM4:41 PM4:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 247:19 AM6:07 PM5:05 PM5:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:20 AM6:05 PM5:33 PM6:48 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:21 AM6:04 PM6:07 PM8:03 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:22 AM6:03 PM6:49 PM9:21 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 287:23 AM6:01 PM7:41 PM10:37 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:24 AM6:00 PM8:45 PM11:47 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:25 AM5:59 PM9:56 PM12:46 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 317:27 AM5:58 PM11:11 PM1:33 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 6:12 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 4:06 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 10:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).