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Huntsville, AL sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 7:06 AM, sunset from 6:30 PM to 5:53 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:41 AM6:30 PM9:52 PM12:17 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:42 AM6:29 PM10:56 PM1:21 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:42 AM6:27 PM—2:17 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:43 AM6:26 PM12:06 AM3:04 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:44 AM6:25 PM1:17 AM3:43 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:45 AM6:23 PM2:27 AM4:16 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:46 AM6:22 PM3:35 AM4:45 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:46 AM6:20 PM4:40 AM5:12 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:47 AM6:19 PM5:44 AM5:39 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:48 AM6:18 PM6:47 AM6:06 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:49 AM6:17 PM7:49 AM6:35 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 126:50 AM6:15 PM8:52 AM7:08 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 136:50 AM6:14 PM9:54 AM7:46 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 146:51 AM6:13 PM10:54 AM8:29 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 156:52 AM6:11 PM11:50 AM9:17 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 166:53 AM6:10 PM12:41 PM10:11 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 176:54 AM6:09 PM1:26 PM11:09 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 186:54 AM6:08 PM2:05 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 196:55 AM6:06 PM2:38 PM12:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 206:56 AM6:05 PM3:08 PM1:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 216:57 AM6:04 PM3:36 PM2:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 226:58 AM6:03 PM4:02 PM3:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 236:59 AM6:02 PM4:28 PM4:12 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:00 AM6:01 PM4:57 PM5:16 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:01 AM6:00 PM5:28 PM6:24 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:01 AM5:58 PM6:05 PM7:35 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:02 AM5:57 PM6:50 PM8:49 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:03 AM5:56 PM7:44 PM10:03 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:04 AM5:55 PM8:48 PM11:12 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:05 AM5:54 PM9:57 PM12:12 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:06 AM5:53 PM11:09 PM1:03 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).