OrbitNight
← Night sky over Independence, MO tonight

Independence, MO sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 7:43 AM, sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:17 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:13 AM6:59 PM10:08 PM1:05 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:14 AM6:58 PM11:12 PM2:10 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:15 AM6:56 PM—3:04 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:16 AM6:55 PM12:24 AM3:48 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:17 AM6:53 PM1:38 AM4:24 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:18 AM6:52 PM2:51 AM4:53 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:19 AM6:50 PM4:02 AM5:19 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:20 AM6:48 PM5:11 AM5:43 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:21 AM6:47 PM6:18 AM6:07 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:22 AM6:45 PM7:24 AM6:31 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:23 AM6:44 PM8:29 AM6:58 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:24 AM6:42 PM9:35 AM7:28 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:25 AM6:41 PM10:40 AM8:03 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:26 AM6:39 PM11:42 AM8:44 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:27 AM6:38 PM12:39 PM9:33 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:28 AM6:37 PM1:29 PM10:27 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:29 AM6:35 PM2:12 PM11:26 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:30 AM6:34 PM2:49 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:31 AM6:32 PM3:20 PM12:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:32 AM6:31 PM3:47 PM1:31 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:33 AM6:30 PM4:12 PM2:34 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:34 AM6:28 PM4:35 PM3:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:35 AM6:27 PM4:58 PM4:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:36 AM6:26 PM5:23 PM5:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:37 AM6:24 PM5:52 PM7:03 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:38 AM6:23 PM6:26 PM8:17 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:39 AM6:22 PM7:08 PM9:34 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:40 AM6:21 PM8:00 PM10:50 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:41 AM6:19 PM9:03 PM12:00 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:42 AM6:18 PM10:15 PM1:00 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:43 AM6:17 PM11:29 PM1:47 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).