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Columbia, SC sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 7:42 AM, sunset from 7:07 PM to 6:31 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:18 AM7:07 PM10:30 PM12:50 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:18 AM7:06 PM11:34 PM1:55 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:19 AM7:04 PM—2:51 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:20 AM7:03 PM12:44 AM3:39 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:21 AM7:02 PM1:55 AM4:18 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:21 AM7:00 PM3:04 AM4:51 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:22 AM6:59 PM4:12 AM5:21 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:23 AM6:58 PM5:16 AM5:48 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:24 AM6:57 PM6:20 AM6:15 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:24 AM6:55 PM7:22 AM6:43 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:25 AM6:54 PM8:24 AM7:13 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:26 AM6:53 PM9:26 AM7:46 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:27 AM6:51 PM10:28 AM8:24 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:28 AM6:50 PM11:28 AM9:07 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:28 AM6:49 PM12:24 PM9:56 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:29 AM6:48 PM1:15 PM10:49 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:30 AM6:46 PM2:00 PM11:47 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:31 AM6:45 PM2:39 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:32 AM6:44 PM3:13 PM12:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:32 AM6:43 PM3:44 PM1:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:33 AM6:42 PM4:11 PM2:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:34 AM6:41 PM4:38 PM3:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:35 AM6:39 PM5:05 PM4:48 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:36 AM6:38 PM5:34 PM5:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:37 AM6:37 PM6:06 PM6:59 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:37 AM6:36 PM6:43 PM8:09 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:38 AM6:35 PM7:28 PM9:23 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:39 AM6:34 PM8:22 PM10:36 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:40 AM6:33 PM9:26 PM11:45 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:41 AM6:32 PM10:35 PM12:46 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:42 AM6:31 PM11:47 PM1:37 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).