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Buffalo sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:48 AM, sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:08 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:12 AM6:56 PM9:47 PM1:16 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:14 AM6:54 PM10:51 PM2:22 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:15 AM6:53 PM—3:15 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:16 AM6:51 PM12:04 AM3:57 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:17 AM6:49 PM1:21 AM4:30 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:18 AM6:47 PM2:38 AM4:57 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:19 AM6:46 PM3:52 AM5:20 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:20 AM6:44 PM5:04 AM5:40 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:21 AM6:42 PM6:14 AM6:01 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:23 AM6:41 PM7:24 AM6:22 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:24 AM6:39 PM8:33 AM6:46 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:25 AM6:37 PM9:41 AM7:13 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:26 AM6:36 PM10:49 AM7:45 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:27 AM6:34 PM11:53 AM8:25 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:29 AM6:32 PM12:51 PM9:12 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:30 AM6:31 PM1:42 PM10:07 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:31 AM6:29 PM2:24 PM11:07 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:32 AM6:28 PM2:58 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:33 AM6:26 PM3:27 PM12:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:35 AM6:24 PM3:52 PM1:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:36 AM6:23 PM4:13 PM2:23 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:37 AM6:21 PM4:34 PM3:30 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:38 AM6:20 PM4:54 PM4:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:39 AM6:18 PM5:16 PM5:50 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:41 AM6:17 PM5:41 PM7:04 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:42 AM6:15 PM6:12 PM8:22 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:43 AM6:14 PM6:50 PM9:42 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:44 AM6:13 PM7:40 PM11:01 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:46 AM6:11 PM8:42 PM12:12 PMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:47 AM6:10 PM9:54 PM1:11 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:48 AM6:08 PM11:12 PM1:57 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 8:12 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 6:06 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
  • Mon, Oct 26 12:12 AMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).