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Cincinnati sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 8:04 AM, sunset from 7:20 PM to 6:38 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:34 AM7:20 PM10:27 PM1:24 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:35 AM7:18 PM11:31 PM2:29 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:36 AM7:17 PM—3:24 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:37 AM7:15 PM12:42 AM4:08 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:37 AM7:14 PM1:56 AM4:44 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:38 AM7:12 PM3:10 AM5:13 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:39 AM7:11 PM4:21 AM5:39 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:40 AM7:09 PM5:30 AM6:03 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:41 AM7:08 PM6:36 AM6:27 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:42 AM7:06 PM7:43 AM6:51 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:43 AM7:05 PM8:48 AM7:17 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:44 AM7:03 PM9:54 AM7:47 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:45 AM7:02 PM10:59 AM8:22 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:46 AM7:00 PM12:01 PM9:04 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:47 AM6:59 PM12:58 PM9:52 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:48 AM6:57 PM1:49 PM10:46 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:49 AM6:56 PM2:32 PM11:45 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:50 AM6:54 PM3:09 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:51 AM6:53 PM3:40 PM12:47 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:52 AM6:52 PM4:07 PM1:50 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:53 AM6:50 PM4:32 PM2:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:55 AM6:49 PM4:55 PM3:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:56 AM6:48 PM5:18 PM5:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:57 AM6:46 PM5:43 PM6:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:58 AM6:45 PM6:12 PM7:21 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:59 AM6:44 PM6:45 PM8:36 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 278:00 AM6:42 PM7:27 PM9:53 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 288:01 AM6:41 PM8:19 PM11:09 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 298:02 AM6:40 PM9:22 PM12:19 PMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 308:03 AM6:39 PM10:33 PM1:19 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 318:04 AM6:38 PM11:48 PM2:07 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).