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Elgin, IL sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 7:24 AM, sunset from 6:34 PM to 5:48 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:50 AM6:34 PM9:30 PM12:52 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:51 AM6:32 PM10:35 PM1:57 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:52 AM6:31 PM11:47 PM2:51 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:53 AM6:29 PM—3:33 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:54 AM6:27 PM1:04 AM4:06 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:55 AM6:26 PM2:20 AM4:34 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:56 AM6:24 PM3:33 AM4:57 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:58 AM6:22 PM4:44 AM5:19 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:59 AM6:21 PM5:54 AM5:40 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:00 AM6:19 PM7:02 AM6:02 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:01 AM6:17 PM8:10 AM6:26 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:02 AM6:16 PM9:18 AM6:54 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:03 AM6:14 PM10:25 AM7:27 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:04 AM6:13 PM11:28 AM8:08 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:05 AM6:11 PM12:26 PM8:55 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:07 AM6:09 PM1:17 PM9:50 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:08 AM6:08 PM1:59 PM10:50 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:09 AM6:06 PM2:34 PM11:54 PMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:10 AM6:05 PM3:03 PM—Waxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:11 AM6:03 PM3:28 PM12:59 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:12 AM6:02 PM3:51 PM2:04 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:14 AM6:00 PM4:12 PM3:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:15 AM5:59 PM4:33 PM4:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:16 AM5:57 PM4:55 PM5:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:17 AM5:56 PM5:21 PM6:42 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:18 AM5:55 PM5:53 PM7:59 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:20 AM5:53 PM6:32 PM9:19 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:21 AM5:52 PM7:23 PM10:37 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:22 AM5:50 PM8:26 PM11:48 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:23 AM5:49 PM9:38 PM12:46 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:24 AM5:48 PM10:54 PM1:33 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 7:12 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 5:06 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 11:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).