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Beijing sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:41 AM, sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:13 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+8).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:10 AM5:57 PM8:28 PM11:23 AMWaning gibbous · 76%
Fri, Oct 26:11 AM5:55 PM9:27 PM12:33 PMWaning gibbous · 66%
Sat, Oct 36:12 AM5:54 PM10:35 PM1:34 PMLast quarter · 55%
Sun, Oct 46:13 AM5:52 PM11:49 PM2:24 PMWaning crescent · 43%
Mon, Oct 56:14 AM5:51 PM—3:03 PMWaning crescent · 32%
Tue, Oct 66:15 AM5:49 PM1:03 AM3:35 PMWaning crescent · 22%
Wed, Oct 76:16 AM5:47 PM2:17 AM4:03 PMWaning crescent · 14%
Thu, Oct 86:17 AM5:46 PM3:27 AM4:27 PMWaning crescent · 7%
Fri, Oct 96:18 AM5:44 PM4:36 AM4:50 PMWaning crescent · 3%
Sat, Oct 106:19 AM5:43 PM5:43 AM5:13 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:20 AM5:41 PM6:49 AM5:37 PMWaxing crescent · 0%
Mon, Oct 126:21 AM5:40 PM7:56 AM6:04 PMWaxing crescent · 3%
Tue, Oct 136:22 AM5:38 PM9:02 AM6:36 PMWaxing crescent · 7%
Wed, Oct 146:23 AM5:37 PM10:06 AM7:13 PMWaxing crescent · 12%
Thu, Oct 156:24 AM5:35 PM11:06 AM7:57 PMWaxing crescent · 19%
Fri, Oct 166:25 AM5:34 PM12:01 PM8:48 PMWaxing crescent · 27%
Sat, Oct 176:26 AM5:32 PM12:48 PM9:45 PMWaxing crescent · 36%
Sun, Oct 186:27 AM5:31 PM1:28 PM10:46 PMWaxing crescent · 45%
Mon, Oct 196:28 AM5:29 PM2:02 PM11:49 PMFirst quarter · 55%
Tue, Oct 206:29 AM5:28 PM2:30 PM—Waxing gibbous · 64%
Wed, Oct 216:30 AM5:26 PM2:56 PM12:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 73%
Thu, Oct 226:31 AM5:25 PM3:19 PM1:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 82%
Fri, Oct 236:32 AM5:24 PM3:42 PM3:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 89%
Sat, Oct 246:33 AM5:22 PM4:05 PM4:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 95%
Sun, Oct 256:35 AM5:21 PM4:31 PM5:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Mon, Oct 266:36 AM5:20 PM5:00 PM6:32 AMFull moon · 100%
Tue, Oct 276:37 AM5:18 PM5:37 PM7:48 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Wed, Oct 286:38 AM5:17 PM6:22 PM9:06 AMWaning gibbous · 94%
Thu, Oct 296:39 AM5:16 PM7:19 PM10:21 AMWaning gibbous · 88%
Fri, Oct 306:40 AM5:15 PM8:26 PM11:27 AMWaning gibbous · 79%
Sat, Oct 316:41 AM5:13 PM9:39 PM12:21 PMWaning gibbous · 69%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 8:12 PMSaturn 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 6:06 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 12:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).