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Birmingham, Alabama sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 7:05 AM, sunset from 6:31 PM to 5:55 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:41 AM6:31 PM9:57 PM12:13 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:42 AM6:30 PM11:01 PM1:18 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:43 AM6:28 PM—2:14 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:43 AM6:27 PM12:10 AM3:01 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:44 AM6:26 PM1:21 AM3:41 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:45 AM6:24 PM2:30 AM4:15 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:45 AM6:23 PM3:37 AM4:45 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:46 AM6:22 PM4:41 AM5:12 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:47 AM6:20 PM5:44 AM5:40 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:48 AM6:19 PM6:46 AM6:08 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:48 AM6:18 PM7:48 AM6:38 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 126:49 AM6:17 PM8:50 AM7:12 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 136:50 AM6:15 PM9:51 AM7:50 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 146:51 AM6:14 PM10:51 AM8:33 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 156:52 AM6:13 PM11:47 AM9:22 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 166:52 AM6:12 PM12:38 PM10:16 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 176:53 AM6:11 PM1:23 PM11:13 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 186:54 AM6:09 PM2:02 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 196:55 AM6:08 PM2:36 PM12:12 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 206:55 AM6:07 PM3:07 PM1:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 216:56 AM6:06 PM3:35 PM2:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 226:57 AM6:05 PM4:02 PM3:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 236:58 AM6:04 PM4:29 PM4:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 246:59 AM6:03 PM4:58 PM5:16 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:00 AM6:01 PM5:31 PM6:23 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:00 AM6:00 PM6:09 PM7:33 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:01 AM5:59 PM6:54 PM8:46 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:02 AM5:58 PM7:49 PM9:59 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:03 AM5:57 PM8:52 PM11:08 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:04 AM5:56 PM10:02 PM12:09 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:05 AM5:55 PM11:13 PM1:00 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 7:12 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 5:06 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 11:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).