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Grand Rapids, MI sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:40 AM to 8:15 AM, sunset from 7:23 PM to 6:35 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:40 AM7:23 PM10:15 PM1:45 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:41 AM7:21 PM11:19 PM2:50 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:42 AM7:20 PM—3:44 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:43 AM7:18 PM12:32 AM4:25 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:44 AM7:16 PM1:49 AM4:58 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:45 AM7:14 PM3:06 AM5:24 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:46 AM7:13 PM4:21 AM5:47 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:48 AM7:11 PM5:33 AM6:08 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:49 AM7:09 PM6:43 AM6:28 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:50 AM7:08 PM7:52 AM6:50 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:51 AM7:06 PM9:01 AM7:13 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:52 AM7:04 PM10:10 AM7:40 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:53 AM7:03 PM11:17 AM8:13 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:55 AM7:01 PM12:21 PM8:52 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:56 AM6:59 PM1:19 PM9:40 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:57 AM6:58 PM2:10 PM10:35 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:58 AM6:56 PM2:52 PM11:35 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:59 AM6:54 PM3:26 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 198:01 AM6:53 PM3:55 PM12:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 208:02 AM6:51 PM4:19 PM1:45 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 218:03 AM6:50 PM4:41 PM2:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 228:04 AM6:48 PM5:01 PM3:59 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 238:05 AM6:47 PM5:22 PM5:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 248:07 AM6:45 PM5:43 PM6:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 258:08 AM6:44 PM6:09 PM7:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 268:09 AM6:42 PM6:39 PM8:51 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 278:10 AM6:41 PM7:18 PM10:11 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 288:12 AM6:40 PM8:08 PM11:30 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 298:13 AM6:38 PM9:10 PM12:41 PMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 308:14 AM6:37 PM10:23 PM1:39 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 318:15 AM6:35 PM11:40 PM2:25 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).