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Jacksonville sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 7:40 AM, sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:39 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:20 AM7:11 PM10:46 PM12:41 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:20 AM7:10 PM11:49 PM1:46 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:21 AM7:09 PM—2:43 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:21 AM7:08 PM12:58 AM3:32 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:22 AM7:06 PM2:07 AM4:14 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:23 AM7:05 PM3:14 AM4:50 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:23 AM7:04 PM4:19 AM5:22 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:24 AM7:03 PM5:21 AM5:51 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:24 AM7:02 PM6:22 AM6:21 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:25 AM7:01 PM7:22 AM6:51 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:26 AM6:59 PM8:21 AM7:23 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:26 AM6:58 PM9:22 AM7:58 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:27 AM6:57 PM10:21 AM8:37 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:28 AM6:56 PM11:20 AM9:22 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:28 AM6:55 PM12:15 PM10:11 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:29 AM6:54 PM1:06 PM11:04 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:30 AM6:53 PM1:52 PM—Waxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:30 AM6:52 PM2:33 PM12:00 AMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:31 AM6:51 PM3:09 PM12:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:32 AM6:50 PM3:41 PM1:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:32 AM6:49 PM4:11 PM2:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:33 AM6:48 PM4:40 PM3:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:34 AM6:47 PM5:09 PM4:51 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:35 AM6:46 PM5:40 PM5:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:35 AM6:45 PM6:15 PM6:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:36 AM6:44 PM6:55 PM8:05 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:37 AM6:43 PM7:42 PM9:16 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:37 AM6:42 PM8:37 PM10:28 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:38 AM6:41 PM9:41 PM11:36 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:39 AM6:40 PM10:49 PM12:38 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:40 AM6:39 PM11:59 PM1:30 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).