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Dayton, OH sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 8:04 AM, sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:35 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:33 AM7:19 PM10:23 PM1:25 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:34 AM7:17 PM11:27 PM2:30 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:35 AM7:15 PM—3:25 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:36 AM7:14 PM12:39 AM4:09 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:37 AM7:12 PM1:53 AM4:44 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:38 AM7:11 PM3:07 AM5:13 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:39 AM7:09 PM4:19 AM5:39 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:40 AM7:07 PM5:28 AM6:02 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:41 AM7:06 PM6:35 AM6:25 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:42 AM7:04 PM7:42 AM6:49 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:43 AM7:03 PM8:48 AM7:15 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:44 AM7:01 PM9:55 AM7:44 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:45 AM7:00 PM11:00 AM8:19 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:46 AM6:58 PM12:02 PM9:00 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:47 AM6:57 PM12:59 PM9:48 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:48 AM6:55 PM1:50 PM10:42 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:49 AM6:54 PM2:33 PM11:41 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:50 AM6:52 PM3:10 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:51 AM6:51 PM3:40 PM12:43 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:52 AM6:50 PM4:07 PM1:47 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:53 AM6:48 PM4:31 PM2:51 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:54 AM6:47 PM4:54 PM3:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:55 AM6:45 PM5:17 PM5:01 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:56 AM6:44 PM5:41 PM6:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:57 AM6:43 PM6:09 PM7:21 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:58 AM6:41 PM6:42 PM8:36 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 278:00 AM6:40 PM7:24 PM9:54 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 288:01 AM6:39 PM8:15 PM11:10 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 298:02 AM6:38 PM9:18 PM12:21 PMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 308:03 AM6:36 PM10:29 PM1:20 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 318:04 AM6:35 PM11:44 PM2:08 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).