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Elk Grove, CA sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:31 AM, sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:06 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (PDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:01 AM6:48 PM10:03 PM12:56 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 27:02 AM6:46 PM11:08 PM2:00 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 37:03 AM6:44 PM—2:54 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 47:04 AM6:43 PM12:20 AM3:37 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 57:05 AM6:41 PM1:33 AM4:13 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 67:06 AM6:40 PM2:46 AM4:43 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:07 AM6:38 PM3:56 AM5:09 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 87:07 AM6:37 PM5:04 AM5:33 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:08 AM6:35 PM6:10 AM5:57 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:09 AM6:34 PM7:16 AM6:22 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:10 AM6:32 PM8:21 AM6:49 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 127:11 AM6:31 PM9:26 AM7:20 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:12 AM6:30 PM10:30 AM7:56 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:13 AM6:28 PM11:32 AM8:39 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 157:14 AM6:27 PM12:28 PM9:27 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:15 AM6:25 PM1:18 PM10:22 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 177:16 AM6:24 PM2:01 PM11:21 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 187:17 AM6:23 PM2:38 PM—First quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 197:18 AM6:21 PM3:09 PM12:23 AMWaxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 207:19 AM6:20 PM3:36 PM1:25 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 217:20 AM6:18 PM4:01 PM2:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 227:21 AM6:17 PM4:25 PM3:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 237:22 AM6:16 PM4:49 PM4:37 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 247:23 AM6:15 PM5:14 PM5:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:24 AM6:13 PM5:44 PM6:55 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:25 AM6:12 PM6:19 PM8:09 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:26 AM6:11 PM7:02 PM9:26 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 287:27 AM6:10 PM7:55 PM10:42 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:28 AM6:08 PM8:59 PM11:51 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:30 AM6:07 PM10:11 PM12:49 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 317:31 AM6:06 PM11:25 PM1:37 PMWaning gibbous · 62%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 5:12 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 3:06 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 9:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).