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High Point, NC sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:41 AM, sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:25 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:15 AM7:03 PM10:20 PM12:53 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:15 AM7:02 PM11:24 PM1:58 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:16 AM7:00 PM—2:54 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:17 AM6:59 PM12:34 AM3:40 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:18 AM6:57 PM1:46 AM4:18 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:19 AM6:56 PM2:57 AM4:50 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:20 AM6:54 PM4:06 AM5:19 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:20 AM6:53 PM5:12 AM5:45 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:21 AM6:52 PM6:16 AM6:10 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:22 AM6:50 PM7:20 AM6:37 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:23 AM6:49 PM8:24 AM7:05 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:24 AM6:48 PM9:27 AM7:37 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:25 AM6:46 PM10:30 AM8:14 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:25 AM6:45 PM11:31 AM8:57 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:26 AM6:44 PM12:27 PM9:45 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:27 AM6:42 PM1:18 PM10:39 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:28 AM6:41 PM2:03 PM11:37 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:29 AM6:40 PM2:41 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:30 AM6:38 PM3:14 PM12:37 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:31 AM6:37 PM3:43 PM1:38 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:32 AM6:36 PM4:10 PM2:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:33 AM6:35 PM4:35 PM3:41 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:34 AM6:34 PM5:01 PM4:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:34 AM6:32 PM5:28 PM5:49 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:35 AM6:31 PM5:59 PM6:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:36 AM6:30 PM6:35 PM8:10 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:37 AM6:29 PM7:19 PM9:24 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:38 AM6:28 PM8:12 PM10:39 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:39 AM6:27 PM9:15 PM11:48 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:40 AM6:26 PM10:25 PM12:49 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:41 AM6:25 PM11:38 PM1:39 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).