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Knoxville sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 7:57 AM, sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:40 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:30 AM7:19 PM10:36 PM1:09 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:31 AM7:17 PM11:40 PM2:14 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:32 AM7:16 PM—3:10 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:33 AM7:14 PM12:50 AM3:56 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:34 AM7:13 PM2:03 AM4:34 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:34 AM7:12 PM3:14 AM5:06 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:35 AM7:10 PM4:22 AM5:35 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:36 AM7:09 PM5:28 AM6:01 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:37 AM7:07 PM6:33 AM6:26 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:38 AM7:06 PM7:37 AM6:53 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:39 AM7:05 PM8:40 AM7:22 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:39 AM7:03 PM9:44 AM7:54 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:40 AM7:02 PM10:46 AM8:30 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:41 AM7:01 PM11:47 AM9:13 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:42 AM6:59 PM12:43 PM10:01 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:43 AM6:58 PM1:34 PM10:55 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:44 AM6:57 PM2:19 PM11:53 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:45 AM6:55 PM2:57 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:46 AM6:54 PM3:30 PM12:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:47 AM6:53 PM3:59 PM1:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:47 AM6:52 PM4:26 PM2:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:48 AM6:50 PM4:51 PM3:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:49 AM6:49 PM5:17 PM5:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:50 AM6:48 PM5:44 PM6:06 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:51 AM6:47 PM6:15 PM7:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:52 AM6:46 PM6:51 PM8:26 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:53 AM6:45 PM7:35 PM9:41 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:54 AM6:44 PM8:28 PM10:55 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:55 AM6:42 PM9:32 PM12:05 PMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:56 AM6:41 PM10:42 PM1:05 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:57 AM6:40 PM11:54 PM1:55 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).