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Des Moines sky calendar · October 2027

Full moon: Fri, Oct 15. New moon: Fri, Oct 29. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 7:45 AM, sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:10 PM. 4 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Fri, Oct 17:11 AM6:56 PM9:07 AM7:25 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Sat, Oct 27:12 AM6:54 PM10:21 AM7:59 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Sun, Oct 37:13 AM6:52 PM11:31 AM8:38 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Mon, Oct 47:14 AM6:51 PM12:37 PM9:25 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Tue, Oct 57:15 AM6:49 PM1:34 PM10:18 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, Oct 67:16 AM6:47 PM2:23 PM11:16 PMWaxing crescent · 43%
Thu, Oct 77:17 AM6:46 PM3:02 PM—First quarter · 52%
Fri, Oct 87:18 AM6:44 PM3:35 PM12:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 62%
Sat, Oct 97:19 AM6:43 PM4:02 PM1:20 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Sun, Oct 107:20 AM6:41 PM4:26 PM2:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Mon, Oct 117:21 AM6:39 PM4:48 PM3:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Tue, Oct 127:23 AM6:38 PM5:08 PM4:25 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Wed, Oct 137:24 AM6:36 PM5:29 PM5:27 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Thu, Oct 147:25 AM6:34 PM5:51 PM6:30 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Fri, Oct 157:26 AM6:33 PM6:16 PM7:36 AMFull moon · 100%
Sat, Oct 167:27 AM6:31 PM6:45 PM8:44 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sun, Oct 177:28 AM6:30 PM7:21 PM9:54 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Mon, Oct 187:29 AM6:28 PM8:06 PM11:04 AMWaning gibbous · 89%
Tue, Oct 197:30 AM6:27 PM9:01 PM12:10 PMWaning gibbous · 81%
Wed, Oct 207:32 AM6:25 PM10:05 PM1:09 PMWaning gibbous · 72%
Thu, Oct 217:33 AM6:24 PM11:18 PM1:58 PMWaning gibbous · 62%
Fri, Oct 227:34 AM6:22 PM—2:38 PMLast quarter · 50%
Sat, Oct 237:35 AM6:21 PM12:33 AM3:11 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, Oct 247:36 AM6:19 PM1:49 AM3:40 PMWaning crescent · 28%
Mon, Oct 257:37 AM6:18 PM3:03 AM4:06 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Tue, Oct 267:39 AM6:17 PM4:17 AM4:30 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 277:40 AM6:15 PM5:30 AM4:56 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Thu, Oct 287:41 AM6:14 PM6:44 AM5:23 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Fri, Oct 297:42 AM6:13 PM7:58 AM5:54 PMNew moon · 0%
Sat, Oct 307:43 AM6:11 PM9:10 AM6:31 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sun, Oct 317:45 AM6:10 PM10:19 AM7:15 PMWaxing crescent · 5%

Sky events this month

  • Fri, Oct 8Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Fri, Oct 15 8:47 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Oct 17 7:18 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Wed, Oct 20Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).