Fairbanks sky calendar · October 2027
Full moon: Fri, Oct 15. New moon: Fri, Oct 29. Sunrise moves from 8:00 AM to 9:35 AM, sunset from 7:18 PM to 5:32 PM. 4 sky events this month (below). Times are local (AKDT).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 1 | 8:00 AM | 7:18 PM | 11:36 AM | 6:16 PM | Waxing crescent · 4% |
| Sat, Oct 2 | 8:03 AM | 7:15 PM | 1:43 PM | 6:00 PM | Waxing crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Oct 3 | 8:06 AM | 7:11 PM | 4:31 PM | 5:05 PM | Waxing crescent · 17% |
| Mon, Oct 4 | 8:09 AM | 7:07 PM | — | — | Waxing crescent · 25% |
| Tue, Oct 5 | 8:12 AM | 7:04 PM | — | — | Waxing crescent · 34% |
| Wed, Oct 6 | 8:15 AM | 7:00 PM | — | — | Waxing crescent · 44% |
| Thu, Oct 7 | 8:18 AM | 6:56 PM | 6:45 PM | 10:07 PM | First quarter · 53% |
| Fri, Oct 8 | 8:21 AM | 6:53 PM | 6:27 PM | — | Waxing gibbous · 63% |
| Sat, Oct 9 | 8:24 AM | 6:49 PM | 6:16 PM | 12:01 AM | Waxing gibbous · 72% |
| Sun, Oct 10 | 8:28 AM | 6:46 PM | 6:07 PM | 1:43 AM | Waxing gibbous · 80% |
| Mon, Oct 11 | 8:31 AM | 6:42 PM | 5:59 PM | 3:19 AM | Waxing gibbous · 87% |
| Tue, Oct 12 | 8:34 AM | 6:39 PM | 5:51 PM | 4:51 AM | Waxing gibbous · 93% |
| Wed, Oct 13 | 8:37 AM | 6:35 PM | 5:44 PM | 6:24 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Thu, Oct 14 | 8:40 AM | 6:31 PM | 5:36 PM | 8:00 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Oct 15 | 8:43 AM | 6:28 PM | 5:28 PM | 9:42 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Sat, Oct 16 | 8:46 AM | 6:24 PM | 5:17 PM | 11:33 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Sun, Oct 17 | 8:49 AM | 6:21 PM | 4:59 PM | 1:40 PM | Waning gibbous · 94% |
| Mon, Oct 18 | 8:52 AM | 6:17 PM | — | — | Waning gibbous · 88% |
| Tue, Oct 19 | 8:56 AM | 6:14 PM | — | — | Waning gibbous · 80% |
| Wed, Oct 20 | 8:59 AM | 6:10 PM | — | — | Waning gibbous · 71% |
| Thu, Oct 21 | 9:02 AM | 6:07 PM | 9:09 PM | 5:43 PM | Waning gibbous · 60% |
| Fri, Oct 22 | 9:05 AM | 6:03 PM | 11:23 PM | 5:26 PM | Last quarter · 49% |
| Sat, Oct 23 | 9:09 AM | 6:00 PM | — | 5:15 PM | Waning crescent · 38% |
| Sun, Oct 24 | 9:12 AM | 5:56 PM | 1:25 AM | 5:06 PM | Waning crescent · 27% |
| Mon, Oct 25 | 9:15 AM | 5:53 PM | 3:18 AM | 4:58 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Tue, Oct 26 | 9:18 AM | 5:49 PM | 5:09 AM | 4:51 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Wed, Oct 27 | 9:22 AM | 5:46 PM | 6:59 AM | 4:43 PM | Waning crescent · 4% |
| Thu, Oct 28 | 9:25 AM | 5:42 PM | 8:52 AM | 4:33 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Fri, Oct 29 | 9:28 AM | 5:39 PM | 10:52 AM | 4:22 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Sat, Oct 30 | 9:32 AM | 5:35 PM | 1:05 PM | 4:01 PM | Waxing crescent · 2% |
| Sun, Oct 31 | 9:35 AM | 5:32 PM | — | — | Waxing crescent · 6% |
Sky events this month
- Fri, Oct 8Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
- Fri, Oct 15 5:47 AMFull moon
- Sun, Oct 17 4:18 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
- Wed, Oct 20Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).