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Columbus, Ohio sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 7:59 AM, sunset from 7:14 PM to 6:30 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:28 AM7:14 PM10:17 PM1:21 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:29 AM7:12 PM11:21 PM2:26 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:30 AM7:10 PM—3:21 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:31 AM7:09 PM12:33 AM4:04 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:32 AM7:07 PM1:48 AM4:40 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:33 AM7:06 PM3:02 AM5:09 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:34 AM7:04 PM4:14 AM5:34 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:35 AM7:02 PM5:23 AM5:57 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:36 AM7:01 PM6:30 AM6:20 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:37 AM6:59 PM7:37 AM6:43 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:38 AM6:58 PM8:44 AM7:09 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:39 AM6:56 PM9:50 AM7:39 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:40 AM6:55 PM10:55 AM8:13 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:41 AM6:53 PM11:58 AM8:54 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:42 AM6:52 PM12:55 PM9:42 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:43 AM6:50 PM1:46 PM10:36 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:44 AM6:49 PM2:29 PM11:36 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:45 AM6:47 PM3:05 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:46 AM6:46 PM3:36 PM12:38 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:47 AM6:45 PM4:02 PM1:41 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:48 AM6:43 PM4:26 PM2:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:50 AM6:42 PM4:49 PM3:50 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:51 AM6:40 PM5:12 PM4:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:52 AM6:39 PM5:36 PM6:05 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:53 AM6:38 PM6:04 PM7:16 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:54 AM6:36 PM6:37 PM8:32 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:55 AM6:35 PM7:18 PM9:49 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:56 AM6:34 PM8:10 PM11:06 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:57 AM6:33 PM9:12 PM12:16 PMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:58 AM6:31 PM10:24 PM1:16 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:59 AM6:30 PM11:39 PM2:04 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).