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Colorado Springs sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:25 AM, sunset from 6:41 PM to 5:59 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:55 AM6:41 PM9:52 PM12:48 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 26:56 AM6:40 PM10:57 PM1:52 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 36:57 AM6:38 PM—2:47 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:58 AM6:37 PM12:09 AM3:31 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:59 AM6:35 PM1:23 AM4:06 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 67:00 AM6:33 PM2:36 AM4:36 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:01 AM6:32 PM3:46 AM5:02 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:01 AM6:30 PM4:55 AM5:26 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:02 AM6:29 PM6:01 AM5:49 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:03 AM6:27 PM7:07 AM6:14 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:04 AM6:26 PM8:13 AM6:41 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:05 AM6:24 PM9:18 AM7:11 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:06 AM6:23 PM10:23 AM7:47 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:07 AM6:22 PM11:24 AM8:29 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:08 AM6:20 PM12:21 PM9:17 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:09 AM6:19 PM1:11 PM10:12 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:10 AM6:17 PM1:55 PM11:11 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:11 AM6:16 PM2:31 PM—First quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 197:12 AM6:15 PM3:02 PM12:12 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:13 AM6:13 PM3:29 PM1:15 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 217:14 AM6:12 PM3:54 PM2:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:15 AM6:10 PM4:17 PM3:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:16 AM6:09 PM4:41 PM4:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 247:18 AM6:08 PM5:06 PM5:35 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:19 AM6:07 PM5:35 PM6:46 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:20 AM6:05 PM6:10 PM8:01 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:21 AM6:04 PM6:52 PM9:18 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 287:22 AM6:03 PM7:45 PM10:33 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:23 AM6:02 PM8:48 PM11:43 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:24 AM6:00 PM9:59 PM12:42 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 317:25 AM5:59 PM11:14 PM1:30 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 6:12 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 4:06 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 10:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).