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Hartford sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 7:21 AM, sunset from 6:32 PM to 5:46 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:47 AM6:32 PM9:26 PM12:45 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:48 AM6:30 PM10:30 PM1:51 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:49 AM6:28 PM11:43 PM2:45 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 46:50 AM6:27 PM—3:28 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 56:51 AM6:25 PM12:59 AM4:02 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:53 AM6:23 PM2:14 AM4:30 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 76:54 AM6:22 PM3:28 AM4:53 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:55 AM6:20 PM4:39 AM5:15 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 96:56 AM6:18 PM5:48 AM5:37 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:57 AM6:17 PM6:56 AM5:59 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:58 AM6:15 PM8:04 AM6:23 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 126:59 AM6:14 PM9:12 AM6:51 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:00 AM6:12 PM10:18 AM7:24 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:01 AM6:10 PM11:22 AM8:04 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:03 AM6:09 PM12:20 PM8:52 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:04 AM6:07 PM1:11 PM9:46 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:05 AM6:06 PM1:54 PM10:46 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:06 AM6:04 PM2:29 PM11:49 PMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:07 AM6:03 PM2:59 PM—Waxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:08 AM6:01 PM3:24 PM12:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:09 AM6:00 PM3:47 PM1:59 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:11 AM5:58 PM4:08 PM3:06 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:12 AM5:57 PM4:29 PM4:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:13 AM5:55 PM4:52 PM5:23 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:14 AM5:54 PM5:18 PM6:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:15 AM5:52 PM5:49 PM7:53 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:17 AM5:51 PM6:29 PM9:12 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:18 AM5:50 PM7:19 PM10:30 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:19 AM5:48 PM8:21 PM11:41 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:20 AM5:47 PM9:33 PM12:40 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:21 AM5:46 PM10:49 PM1:27 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).