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Houston sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:34 AM, sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:35 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:14 AM7:06 PM10:45 PM12:37 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:15 AM7:05 PM11:49 PM1:41 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:16 AM7:04 PM—2:39 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:16 AM7:03 PM12:57 AM3:27 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:17 AM7:02 PM2:05 AM4:09 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:17 AM7:00 PM3:12 AM4:45 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:18 AM6:59 PM4:16 AM5:17 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:18 AM6:58 PM5:18 AM5:47 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:19 AM6:57 PM6:19 AM6:17 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:20 AM6:56 PM7:18 AM6:47 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:20 AM6:55 PM8:18 AM7:20 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:21 AM6:53 PM9:17 AM7:56 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:22 AM6:52 PM10:17 AM8:35 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:22 AM6:51 PM11:15 AM9:20 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:23 AM6:50 PM12:10 PM10:10 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:23 AM6:49 PM1:01 PM11:03 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:24 AM6:48 PM1:47 PM11:59 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:25 AM6:47 PM2:28 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:25 AM6:46 PM3:04 PM12:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:26 AM6:45 PM3:36 PM1:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:27 AM6:44 PM4:06 PM2:51 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:27 AM6:43 PM4:36 PM3:49 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:28 AM6:42 PM5:05 PM4:48 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:29 AM6:41 PM5:37 PM5:50 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:30 AM6:40 PM6:12 PM6:54 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:30 AM6:39 PM6:52 PM8:01 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:31 AM6:38 PM7:40 PM9:12 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:32 AM6:37 PM8:36 PM10:24 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:32 AM6:37 PM9:40 PM11:32 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:33 AM6:36 PM10:49 PM12:33 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:34 AM6:35 PM11:58 PM1:25 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 7:12 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 5:06 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
  • Sun, Oct 25 11:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).