Chennai sky calendar · October 2026
Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:02 AM, sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:42 PM. 7 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+5:30).
October 2026
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Saturday, October 31 · Today
Waning gibbous
68% lit
Chance of a good view69% · Fair
clouds 10% · Moon 68% lit
No special sky events this day.
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 5:42 PM
- Moonrise
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
Dot: chance of a good view (green good, yellow fair, red poor) · Clouds: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), for the next ~9 days.
Sunrise, sunset and moonrise table
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 5:58 AM | 5:58 PM | 9:46 PM | 10:10 AM | Waning gibbous · 75% |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:58 AM | 5:58 PM | 10:48 PM | 11:14 AM | Waning gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:58 AM | 5:57 PM | 11:52 PM | 12:16 PM | Last quarter · 53% |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:58 AM | 5:56 PM | — | 1:14 PM | Waning crescent · 42% |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:58 AM | 5:56 PM | 12:55 AM | 2:06 PM | Waning crescent · 31% |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:58 AM | 5:55 PM | 1:55 AM | 2:53 PM | Waning crescent · 21% |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:58 AM | 5:54 PM | 2:51 AM | 3:36 PM | Waning crescent · 13% |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:58 AM | 5:54 PM | 3:45 AM | 4:16 PM | Waning crescent · 6% |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:58 AM | 5:53 PM | 4:37 AM | 4:55 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:58 AM | 5:53 PM | 5:27 AM | 5:33 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:58 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:18 AM | 6:13 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:58 AM | 5:51 PM | 7:09 AM | 6:54 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:59 AM | 5:51 PM | 8:02 AM | 7:39 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:59 AM | 5:50 PM | 8:55 AM | 8:26 PM | Waxing crescent · 13% |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:59 AM | 5:50 PM | 9:49 AM | 9:16 PM | Waxing crescent · 20% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:59 AM | 5:49 PM | 10:41 AM | 10:07 PM | Waxing crescent · 28% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:59 AM | 5:48 PM | 11:31 AM | 11:00 PM | Waxing crescent · 37% |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:59 AM | 5:48 PM | 12:18 PM | 11:52 PM | First quarter · 46% |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:59 AM | 5:47 PM | 1:02 PM | — | Waxing gibbous · 56% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:59 AM | 5:47 PM | 1:43 PM | 12:43 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:00 AM | 5:46 PM | 2:22 PM | 1:33 AM | Waxing gibbous · 74% |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:00 AM | 5:46 PM | 3:00 PM | 2:22 AM | Waxing gibbous · 83% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:00 AM | 5:45 PM | 3:38 PM | 3:12 AM | Waxing gibbous · 90% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:00 AM | 5:45 PM | 4:17 PM | 4:02 AM | Waxing gibbous · 95% |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:00 AM | 5:44 PM | 5:00 PM | 4:56 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:01 AM | 5:44 PM | 5:46 PM | 5:52 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:01 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:38 PM | 6:53 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:01 AM | 5:43 PM | 7:36 PM | 7:57 AM | Waning gibbous · 94% |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:01 AM | 5:43 PM | 8:39 PM | 9:04 AM | Waning gibbous · 87% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:02 AM | 5:42 PM | 9:44 PM | 10:08 AM | Waning gibbous · 78% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:02 AM | 5:42 PM | 10:49 PM | 11:09 AM | Waning gibbous · 68% |
Sky events this month
- Sun, Oct 4 5:42 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
- Mon, Oct 5 11:41 AMThe Moon and Mars side by side1.1° apart, before dawn
- Tue, Oct 6 3:53 PMThe Moon and Jupiter side by side0.2° apart, before dawn
- Fri, Oct 9Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
- Mon, Oct 12 3:36 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky25° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
- Wed, Oct 21Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
- Mon, Oct 26 9:42 AMFull moon
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).