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Indianapolis sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:40 AM to 8:12 AM, sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:43 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:40 AM7:26 PM10:31 PM1:33 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:41 AM7:25 PM11:35 PM2:38 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:42 AM7:23 PM—3:33 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:43 AM7:22 PM12:47 AM4:17 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:44 AM7:20 PM2:02 AM4:52 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:45 AM7:18 PM3:15 AM5:21 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:46 AM7:17 PM4:27 AM5:47 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:47 AM7:15 PM5:36 AM6:10 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:48 AM7:14 PM6:44 AM6:33 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:49 AM7:12 PM7:50 AM6:57 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:50 AM7:11 PM8:57 AM7:23 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:51 AM7:09 PM10:03 AM7:52 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:52 AM7:08 PM11:08 AM8:27 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:53 AM7:06 PM12:10 PM9:08 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:55 AM7:05 PM1:07 PM9:56 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:56 AM7:03 PM1:58 PM10:50 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:57 AM7:02 PM2:41 PM11:50 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:58 AM7:00 PM3:18 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:59 AM6:59 PM3:48 PM12:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 208:00 AM6:57 PM4:15 PM1:55 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 218:01 AM6:56 PM4:39 PM2:59 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 228:02 AM6:55 PM5:02 PM4:04 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 238:03 AM6:53 PM5:25 PM5:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 248:04 AM6:52 PM5:49 PM6:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 258:05 AM6:51 PM6:17 PM7:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 268:06 AM6:49 PM6:50 PM8:44 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 278:07 AM6:48 PM7:32 PM10:02 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 288:08 AM6:47 PM8:23 PM11:19 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 298:10 AM6:46 PM9:26 PM12:29 PMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 308:11 AM6:44 PM10:38 PM1:28 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 318:12 AM6:43 PM11:52 PM2:16 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).