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Jackson, MS sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 7:17 AM, sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:11 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:54 AM6:45 PM10:15 PM12:24 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:55 AM6:44 PM11:19 PM1:28 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:56 AM6:42 PM—2:25 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:56 AM6:41 PM12:28 AM3:12 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:57 AM6:40 PM1:38 AM3:53 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:58 AM6:39 PM2:46 AM4:27 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:58 AM6:37 PM3:52 AM4:58 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:59 AM6:36 PM4:56 AM5:26 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:00 AM6:35 PM5:58 AM5:54 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:01 AM6:34 PM6:59 AM6:23 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:01 AM6:32 PM8:00 AM6:54 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:02 AM6:31 PM9:01 AM7:28 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:03 AM6:30 PM10:02 AM8:07 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:03 AM6:29 PM11:01 AM8:51 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:04 AM6:28 PM11:57 AM9:40 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:05 AM6:26 PM12:48 PM10:34 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:06 AM6:25 PM1:33 PM11:30 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:06 AM6:24 PM2:13 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:07 AM6:23 PM2:48 PM12:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:08 AM6:22 PM3:19 PM1:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:09 AM6:21 PM3:48 PM2:27 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:09 AM6:20 PM4:16 PM3:26 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:10 AM6:19 PM4:44 PM4:27 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:11 AM6:18 PM5:13 PM5:30 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:12 AM6:17 PM5:47 PM6:35 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:13 AM6:16 PM6:26 PM7:45 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:13 AM6:15 PM7:12 PM8:57 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:14 AM6:14 PM8:07 PM10:10 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:15 AM6:13 PM9:10 PM11:18 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:16 AM6:12 PM10:20 PM12:19 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:17 AM6:11 PM11:30 PM1:11 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).