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Fort Wayne sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 8:10 AM, sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:37 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:37 AM7:22 PM10:21 PM1:35 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:38 AM7:20 PM11:25 PM2:40 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:39 AM7:18 PM—3:34 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:40 AM7:17 PM12:37 AM4:17 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:41 AM7:15 PM1:53 AM4:51 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:42 AM7:13 PM3:08 AM5:19 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:43 AM7:12 PM4:21 AM5:43 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:44 AM7:10 PM5:31 AM6:06 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:45 AM7:09 PM6:40 AM6:28 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:46 AM7:07 PM7:48 AM6:50 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:47 AM7:05 PM8:55 AM7:15 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:48 AM7:04 PM10:02 AM7:44 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:50 AM7:02 PM11:08 AM8:18 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:51 AM7:01 PM12:11 PM8:58 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:52 AM6:59 PM1:09 PM9:46 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:53 AM6:58 PM2:00 PM10:40 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:54 AM6:56 PM2:42 PM11:40 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:55 AM6:55 PM3:18 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:56 AM6:53 PM3:48 PM12:43 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:57 AM6:52 PM4:13 PM1:48 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:58 AM6:50 PM4:36 PM2:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 228:00 AM6:49 PM4:58 PM3:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 238:01 AM6:47 PM5:20 PM5:05 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 248:02 AM6:46 PM5:44 PM6:15 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 258:03 AM6:45 PM6:10 PM7:27 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 268:04 AM6:43 PM6:42 PM8:44 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 278:05 AM6:42 PM7:23 PM10:02 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 288:07 AM6:41 PM8:14 PM11:20 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 298:08 AM6:39 PM9:16 PM12:30 PMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 308:09 AM6:38 PM10:28 PM1:29 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 318:10 AM6:37 PM11:44 PM2:16 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 8:12 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 6:06 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
  • Mon, Oct 26 12:12 AMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).