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Bakersfield sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 7:16 AM, sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:02 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (PDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:51 AM6:39 PM10:05 PM12:34 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 26:51 AM6:38 PM11:09 PM1:38 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 36:52 AM6:36 PM—2:33 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 46:53 AM6:35 PM12:20 AM3:19 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 56:54 AM6:33 PM1:31 AM3:57 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 66:55 AM6:32 PM2:42 AM4:29 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:55 AM6:31 PM3:50 AM4:57 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 86:56 AM6:29 PM4:55 AM5:24 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:57 AM6:28 PM5:59 AM5:50 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:58 AM6:27 PM7:02 AM6:17 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:59 AM6:25 PM8:06 AM6:46 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 126:59 AM6:24 PM9:09 AM7:19 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:00 AM6:23 PM10:11 AM7:57 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:01 AM6:21 PM11:11 AM8:40 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 157:02 AM6:20 PM12:07 PM9:29 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:03 AM6:19 PM12:57 PM10:23 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 177:04 AM6:18 PM1:41 PM11:21 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 187:05 AM6:16 PM2:19 PM—First quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 197:05 AM6:15 PM2:52 PM12:21 AMWaxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 207:06 AM6:14 PM3:21 PM1:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 217:07 AM6:13 PM3:48 PM2:23 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 227:08 AM6:11 PM4:14 PM3:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 237:09 AM6:10 PM4:40 PM4:27 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 247:10 AM6:09 PM5:08 PM5:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:11 AM6:08 PM5:40 PM6:40 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:12 AM6:07 PM6:17 PM7:52 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:13 AM6:06 PM7:02 PM9:07 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 287:14 AM6:05 PM7:57 PM10:21 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:15 AM6:04 PM9:01 PM11:29 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:15 AM6:03 PM10:11 PM12:29 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 317:16 AM6:02 PM11:23 PM1:18 PMWaning gibbous · 62%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 5:12 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 3:06 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 9:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).