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Detroit sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 8:04 AM, sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:26 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:29 AM7:13 PM10:07 PM1:31 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:30 AM7:11 PM11:11 PM2:37 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:31 AM7:10 PM—3:30 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:32 AM7:08 PM12:24 AM4:12 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:33 AM7:06 PM1:41 AM4:46 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:34 AM7:04 PM2:57 AM5:13 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:36 AM7:03 PM4:11 AM5:36 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:37 AM7:01 PM5:22 AM5:57 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:38 AM6:59 PM6:32 AM6:18 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:39 AM6:58 PM7:40 AM6:40 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:40 AM6:56 PM8:49 AM7:04 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:41 AM6:54 PM9:57 AM7:32 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:42 AM6:53 PM11:04 AM8:05 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:43 AM6:51 PM12:08 PM8:44 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:45 AM6:50 PM1:06 PM9:32 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:46 AM6:48 PM1:56 PM10:27 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:47 AM6:46 PM2:39 PM11:27 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:48 AM6:45 PM3:14 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:49 AM6:43 PM3:43 PM12:30 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:51 AM6:42 PM4:07 PM1:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:52 AM6:40 PM4:29 PM2:42 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:53 AM6:39 PM4:50 PM3:48 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:54 AM6:37 PM5:11 PM4:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:55 AM6:36 PM5:34 PM6:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:56 AM6:34 PM5:59 PM7:21 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:58 AM6:33 PM6:30 PM8:38 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:59 AM6:32 PM7:09 PM9:58 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 288:00 AM6:30 PM8:00 PM11:16 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 298:01 AM6:29 PM9:02 PM12:27 PMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 308:03 AM6:27 PM10:14 PM1:26 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 318:04 AM6:26 PM11:31 PM2:12 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).