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Edinburgh sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:17 AM, sunset from 6:48 PM to 4:34 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+1).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:15 AM6:48 PM8:03 PM2:26 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Fri, Oct 27:17 AM6:45 PM9:02 PM3:38 PMWaning gibbous · 63%
Sat, Oct 37:19 AM6:42 PM10:24 PM4:26 PMLast quarter · 51%
Sun, Oct 47:21 AM6:40 PM11:58 PM4:54 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Mon, Oct 57:23 AM6:37 PM—5:11 PMWaning crescent · 29%
Tue, Oct 67:25 AM6:35 PM1:34 AM5:22 PMWaning crescent · 20%
Wed, Oct 77:27 AM6:32 PM3:06 AM5:30 PMWaning crescent · 12%
Thu, Oct 87:29 AM6:29 PM4:35 AM5:37 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:31 AM6:27 PM6:01 AM5:43 PMWaning crescent · 2%
Sat, Oct 107:33 AM6:24 PM7:26 AM5:50 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:35 AM6:22 PM8:50 AM5:58 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:37 AM6:19 PM10:15 AM6:09 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:39 AM6:17 PM11:39 AM6:25 PMWaxing crescent · 8%
Wed, Oct 147:41 AM6:14 PM12:59 PM6:50 PMWaxing crescent · 14%
Thu, Oct 157:43 AM6:12 PM2:08 PM7:27 PMWaxing crescent · 22%
Fri, Oct 167:45 AM6:09 PM3:00 PM8:22 PMWaxing crescent · 30%
Sat, Oct 177:47 AM6:07 PM3:35 PM9:31 PMWaxing crescent · 39%
Sun, Oct 187:50 AM6:04 PM3:58 PM10:49 PMFirst quarter · 48%
Mon, Oct 197:52 AM6:02 PM4:13 PM—Waxing gibbous · 58%
Tue, Oct 207:54 AM6:00 PM4:23 PM12:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Wed, Oct 217:56 AM5:57 PM4:31 PM1:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Thu, Oct 227:58 AM5:55 PM4:38 PM2:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 238:00 AM5:52 PM4:44 PM4:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 91%
Sat, Oct 248:02 AM5:50 PM4:51 PM5:43 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Sun, Oct 257:04 AM4:48 PM4:00 PM6:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Mon, Oct 267:06 AM4:45 PM4:12 PM7:48 AMFull moon · 100%
Tue, Oct 277:08 AM4:43 PM4:31 PM9:27 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:11 AM4:41 PM5:02 PM11:04 AMWaning gibbous · 92%
Thu, Oct 297:13 AM4:39 PM5:54 PM12:26 PMWaning gibbous · 85%
Fri, Oct 307:15 AM4:36 PM7:12 PM1:23 PMWaning gibbous · 76%
Sat, Oct 317:17 AM4:34 PM8:44 PM1:57 PMWaning gibbous · 65%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 1:12 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Oct 9Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Mon, Oct 12 11:06 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky25° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Wed, Oct 21Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Mon, Oct 26 4:12 AMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).