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Cedar Rapids, IA sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 7:38 AM, sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:01 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:03 AM6:48 PM9:44 PM1:06 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:04 AM6:46 PM10:49 PM2:11 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:05 AM6:44 PM—3:04 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:07 AM6:42 PM12:02 AM3:47 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:08 AM6:41 PM1:18 AM4:20 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:09 AM6:39 PM2:34 AM4:47 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:10 AM6:37 PM3:47 AM5:11 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:11 AM6:36 PM4:58 AM5:32 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:12 AM6:34 PM6:08 AM5:54 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:13 AM6:32 PM7:16 AM6:16 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:14 AM6:31 PM8:24 AM6:40 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:15 AM6:29 PM9:32 AM7:08 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:17 AM6:28 PM10:39 AM7:41 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:18 AM6:26 PM11:42 AM8:22 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:19 AM6:24 PM12:40 PM9:09 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:20 AM6:23 PM1:30 PM10:04 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:21 AM6:21 PM2:13 PM11:04 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:22 AM6:20 PM2:48 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:23 AM6:18 PM3:17 PM12:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:25 AM6:17 PM3:42 PM1:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:26 AM6:15 PM4:04 PM2:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:27 AM6:14 PM4:25 PM3:25 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:28 AM6:12 PM4:46 PM4:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:29 AM6:11 PM5:09 PM5:43 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:31 AM6:09 PM5:35 PM6:56 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:32 AM6:08 PM6:07 PM8:13 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:33 AM6:07 PM6:46 PM9:33 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:34 AM6:05 PM7:37 PM10:51 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:35 AM6:04 PM8:40 PM12:01 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:37 AM6:03 PM9:52 PM1:00 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:38 AM6:01 PM11:09 PM1:46 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).