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Denver sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 7:27 AM, sunset from 6:42 PM to 5:58 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:56 AM6:42 PM9:49 PM12:52 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 26:57 AM6:40 PM10:54 PM1:57 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 36:58 AM6:38 PM—2:51 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:59 AM6:37 PM12:06 AM3:34 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:00 AM6:35 PM1:21 AM4:09 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 67:01 AM6:34 PM2:35 AM4:38 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:02 AM6:32 PM3:46 AM5:03 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:03 AM6:31 PM4:55 AM5:26 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:04 AM6:29 PM6:02 AM5:49 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:05 AM6:27 PM7:09 AM6:13 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:06 AM6:26 PM8:15 AM6:39 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:07 AM6:24 PM9:21 AM7:09 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:08 AM6:23 PM10:26 AM7:44 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:09 AM6:21 PM11:28 AM8:26 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:10 AM6:20 PM12:26 PM9:14 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:11 AM6:18 PM1:16 PM10:09 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:12 AM6:17 PM1:59 PM11:08 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:13 AM6:16 PM2:35 PM—First quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 197:14 AM6:14 PM3:05 PM12:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:15 AM6:13 PM3:32 PM1:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 217:16 AM6:11 PM3:56 PM2:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:17 AM6:10 PM4:18 PM3:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:18 AM6:09 PM4:41 PM4:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 247:19 AM6:07 PM5:06 PM5:37 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:21 AM6:06 PM5:34 PM6:48 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:22 AM6:05 PM6:08 PM8:04 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:23 AM6:03 PM6:50 PM9:21 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 287:24 AM6:02 PM7:42 PM10:38 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:25 AM6:01 PM8:45 PM11:47 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:26 AM6:00 PM9:57 PM12:46 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 317:27 AM5:58 PM11:12 PM1:33 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).