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Charlotte sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 7:43 AM, sunset from 7:07 PM to 6:29 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:18 AM7:07 PM10:26 PM12:54 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:19 AM7:05 PM11:30 PM1:59 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:19 AM7:04 PM—2:55 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:20 AM7:02 PM12:40 AM3:42 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:21 AM7:01 PM1:52 AM4:20 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:22 AM7:00 PM3:02 AM4:53 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:22 AM6:58 PM4:10 AM5:22 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:23 AM6:57 PM5:16 AM5:48 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:24 AM6:56 PM6:20 AM6:14 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:25 AM6:54 PM7:23 AM6:41 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:26 AM6:53 PM8:26 AM7:10 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:27 AM6:52 PM9:29 AM7:43 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:27 AM6:50 PM10:31 AM8:20 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:28 AM6:49 PM11:32 AM9:03 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:29 AM6:48 PM12:28 PM9:51 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:30 AM6:46 PM1:19 PM10:45 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:31 AM6:45 PM2:04 PM11:43 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:32 AM6:44 PM2:42 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:33 AM6:43 PM3:16 PM12:42 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:33 AM6:41 PM3:45 PM1:43 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:34 AM6:40 PM4:12 PM2:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:35 AM6:39 PM4:38 PM3:45 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:36 AM6:38 PM5:05 PM4:48 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:37 AM6:37 PM5:32 PM5:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:38 AM6:36 PM6:04 PM7:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:39 AM6:34 PM6:40 PM8:12 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:40 AM6:33 PM7:24 PM9:26 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:41 AM6:32 PM8:18 PM10:40 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:42 AM6:31 PM9:21 PM11:49 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:42 AM6:30 PM10:31 PM12:50 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:43 AM6:29 PM11:43 PM1:40 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).