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Escondido, CA sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 7:05 AM, sunset from 6:32 PM to 5:57 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (PDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:42 AM6:32 PM10:04 PM12:19 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 26:43 AM6:31 PM11:09 PM1:23 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 36:44 AM6:29 PM—2:18 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 46:44 AM6:28 PM12:18 AM3:05 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 56:45 AM6:27 PM1:29 AM3:44 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 66:46 AM6:25 PM2:38 AM4:18 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:46 AM6:24 PM3:44 AM4:48 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 86:47 AM6:23 PM4:48 AM5:16 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:48 AM6:22 PM5:50 AM5:43 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:49 AM6:20 PM6:52 AM6:12 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:49 AM6:19 PM7:54 AM6:43 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 126:50 AM6:18 PM8:55 AM7:17 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 136:51 AM6:17 PM9:56 AM7:55 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 146:52 AM6:15 PM10:56 AM8:39 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 156:52 AM6:14 PM11:51 AM9:29 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 166:53 AM6:13 PM12:42 PM10:23 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 176:54 AM6:12 PM1:26 PM11:20 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 186:55 AM6:11 PM2:05 PM—First quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 196:55 AM6:10 PM2:39 PM12:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 206:56 AM6:08 PM3:10 PM1:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 216:57 AM6:07 PM3:38 PM2:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 226:58 AM6:06 PM4:05 PM3:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 236:59 AM6:05 PM4:33 PM4:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 246:59 AM6:04 PM5:02 PM5:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:00 AM6:03 PM5:36 PM6:29 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:01 AM6:02 PM6:14 PM7:39 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:02 AM6:01 PM7:01 PM8:52 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 287:03 AM6:00 PM7:56 PM10:05 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:04 AM5:59 PM9:00 PM11:13 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:04 AM5:58 PM10:10 PM12:13 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 317:05 AM5:57 PM11:21 PM1:04 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).