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Chicago sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 7:21 AM, sunset from 6:31 PM to 5:45 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:47 AM6:31 PM9:28 PM12:48 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:48 AM6:30 PM10:32 PM1:54 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:49 AM6:28 PM11:45 PM2:47 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:50 AM6:26 PM—3:30 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:51 AM6:25 PM1:01 AM4:03 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:52 AM6:23 PM2:17 AM4:31 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:54 AM6:21 PM3:30 AM4:54 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:55 AM6:20 PM4:41 AM5:16 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:56 AM6:18 PM5:51 AM5:37 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:57 AM6:16 PM6:59 AM5:59 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:58 AM6:15 PM8:07 AM6:24 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 126:59 AM6:13 PM9:15 AM6:52 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:00 AM6:12 PM10:21 AM7:25 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:01 AM6:10 PM11:25 AM8:05 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:03 AM6:08 PM12:23 PM8:53 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:04 AM6:07 PM1:13 PM9:48 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:05 AM6:05 PM1:56 PM10:48 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:06 AM6:04 PM2:31 PM11:51 PMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:07 AM6:02 PM3:00 PM—Waxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:08 AM6:01 PM3:25 PM12:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:09 AM5:59 PM3:48 PM2:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:11 AM5:58 PM4:09 PM3:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:12 AM5:56 PM4:30 PM4:16 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:13 AM5:55 PM4:53 PM5:26 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:14 AM5:53 PM5:19 PM6:39 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:15 AM5:52 PM5:50 PM7:56 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:17 AM5:51 PM6:30 PM9:16 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:18 AM5:49 PM7:21 PM10:33 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:19 AM5:48 PM8:23 PM11:44 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:20 AM5:47 PM9:35 PM12:43 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:21 AM5:45 PM10:52 PM1:29 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).