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Killeen, TX sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 7:45 AM, sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:43 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:24 AM7:15 PM10:50 PM12:51 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:25 AM7:14 PM11:54 PM1:55 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:25 AM7:13 PM—2:52 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:26 AM7:12 PM1:03 AM3:40 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:27 AM7:10 PM2:12 AM4:21 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:27 AM7:09 PM3:20 AM4:56 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:28 AM7:08 PM4:25 AM5:28 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:29 AM7:07 PM5:28 AM5:57 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:29 AM7:06 PM6:29 AM6:26 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:30 AM7:04 PM7:29 AM6:56 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:31 AM7:03 PM8:30 AM7:27 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:31 AM7:02 PM9:30 AM8:02 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:32 AM7:01 PM10:30 AM8:42 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:33 AM7:00 PM11:29 AM9:26 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:33 AM6:59 PM12:24 PM10:15 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:34 AM6:57 PM1:15 PM11:09 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:35 AM6:56 PM2:01 PM—Waxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:35 AM6:55 PM2:40 PM12:05 AMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:36 AM6:54 PM3:16 PM1:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:37 AM6:53 PM3:48 PM2:01 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:38 AM6:52 PM4:17 PM3:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:38 AM6:51 PM4:46 PM3:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:39 AM6:50 PM5:15 PM4:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:40 AM6:49 PM5:45 PM6:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:40 AM6:48 PM6:20 PM7:05 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:41 AM6:47 PM6:59 PM8:14 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:42 AM6:46 PM7:46 PM9:26 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:43 AM6:45 PM8:42 PM10:38 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:44 AM6:44 PM9:46 PM11:46 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:44 AM6:43 PM10:55 PM12:47 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:45 AM6:43 PM—1:38 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).