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Billings, MT sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:53 AM, sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:01 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:12 AM6:54 PM9:36 PM1:35 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 27:14 AM6:52 PM10:41 PM2:40 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 37:15 AM6:50 PM11:57 PM3:31 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:16 AM6:48 PM—4:10 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:17 AM6:46 PM1:16 AM4:39 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 67:19 AM6:44 PM2:36 AM5:03 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:20 AM6:42 PM3:53 AM5:22 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:21 AM6:40 PM5:08 AM5:41 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:23 AM6:38 PM6:20 AM5:59 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:24 AM6:37 PM7:32 AM6:17 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:25 AM6:35 PM8:44 AM6:39 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:27 AM6:33 PM9:55 AM7:04 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:28 AM6:31 PM11:05 AM7:35 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:29 AM6:29 PM12:10 PM8:13 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:31 AM6:28 PM1:09 PM9:00 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:32 AM6:26 PM1:58 PM9:56 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:33 AM6:24 PM2:39 PM10:58 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:35 AM6:22 PM3:11 PM—First quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 197:36 AM6:21 PM3:37 PM12:05 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:37 AM6:19 PM3:58 PM1:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 217:39 AM6:17 PM4:17 PM2:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:40 AM6:16 PM4:35 PM3:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:41 AM6:14 PM4:53 PM4:43 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 247:43 AM6:12 PM5:13 PM5:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:44 AM6:11 PM5:35 PM7:15 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:46 AM6:09 PM6:04 PM8:36 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:47 AM6:07 PM6:40 PM9:59 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 287:48 AM6:06 PM7:29 PM11:20 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:50 AM6:04 PM8:32 PM12:31 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:51 AM6:03 PM9:46 PM1:27 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 317:53 AM6:01 PM11:06 PM2:10 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).