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Charleston, South Carolina sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 7:36 AM, sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:29 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:13 AM7:04 PM10:31 PM12:42 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:14 AM7:02 PM11:35 PM1:47 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:15 AM7:01 PM—2:43 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:15 AM7:00 PM12:43 AM3:31 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:16 AM6:58 PM1:54 AM4:11 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:17 AM6:57 PM3:03 AM4:46 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:18 AM6:56 PM4:09 AM5:16 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:18 AM6:55 PM5:13 AM5:44 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:19 AM6:53 PM6:15 AM6:12 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:20 AM6:52 PM7:17 AM6:41 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:20 AM6:51 PM8:18 AM7:11 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:21 AM6:50 PM9:20 AM7:45 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:22 AM6:48 PM10:21 AM8:24 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:23 AM6:47 PM11:20 AM9:07 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:23 AM6:46 PM12:16 PM9:56 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:24 AM6:45 PM1:07 PM10:50 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:25 AM6:44 PM1:52 PM11:46 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:26 AM6:43 PM2:32 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:26 AM6:41 PM3:07 PM12:45 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:27 AM6:40 PM3:38 PM1:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:28 AM6:39 PM4:06 PM2:43 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:29 AM6:38 PM4:34 PM3:43 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:30 AM6:37 PM5:02 PM4:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:30 AM6:36 PM5:31 PM5:47 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:31 AM6:35 PM6:04 PM6:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:32 AM6:34 PM6:42 PM8:03 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:33 AM6:33 PM7:28 PM9:15 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:34 AM6:32 PM8:22 PM10:28 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:35 AM6:31 PM9:26 PM11:37 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:35 AM6:30 PM10:35 PM12:38 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:36 AM6:29 PM11:46 PM1:29 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).