OrbitNight
← Night sky over Chico, CA tonight

Chico, CA sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 7:35 AM, sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:06 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (PDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:03 AM6:49 PM9:59 PM1:03 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 27:04 AM6:47 PM11:05 PM2:07 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 37:05 AM6:46 PM—3:00 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 47:06 AM6:44 PM12:17 AM3:43 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 57:07 AM6:42 PM1:32 AM4:18 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 67:08 AM6:41 PM2:45 AM4:46 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:09 AM6:39 PM3:57 AM5:12 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 87:10 AM6:38 PM5:06 AM5:35 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:11 AM6:36 PM6:13 AM5:58 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:12 AM6:35 PM7:19 AM6:22 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:13 AM6:33 PM8:26 AM6:48 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 127:14 AM6:32 PM9:32 AM7:18 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:15 AM6:30 PM10:37 AM7:53 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:16 AM6:29 PM11:39 AM8:35 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 157:17 AM6:27 PM12:35 PM9:24 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:18 AM6:26 PM1:25 PM10:19 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 177:19 AM6:24 PM2:08 PM11:18 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 187:20 AM6:23 PM2:44 PM—First quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 197:21 AM6:21 PM3:14 PM12:21 AMWaxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 207:23 AM6:20 PM3:40 PM1:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 217:24 AM6:19 PM4:04 PM2:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 227:25 AM6:17 PM4:27 PM3:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 237:26 AM6:16 PM4:50 PM4:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 247:27 AM6:14 PM5:15 PM5:47 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:28 AM6:13 PM5:43 PM6:59 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:29 AM6:12 PM6:17 PM8:15 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:30 AM6:11 PM6:59 PM9:32 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 287:31 AM6:09 PM7:52 PM10:49 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:32 AM6:08 PM8:56 PM11:58 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:33 AM6:07 PM10:08 PM12:56 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 317:35 AM6:06 PM11:23 PM1:43 PMWaning gibbous · 62%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 5:12 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 3:06 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 9:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).