Kolkata sky calendar · October 2026
Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:40 AM, sunset from 5:24 PM to 4:59 PM. 7 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+5:30).
October 2026
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Saturday, October 31 · Today
Waning gibbous
68% lit
Chance of a good view64% · Fair
clouds 16% · Moon 68% lit
No special sky events this day.
- Sunrise
- 5:40 AM
- Sunset
- 4:59 PM
- Moonrise
- 9:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:56 AM
Dot: chance of a good view (green good, yellow fair, red poor) · Clouds: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), for the next ~9 days.
Sunrise, sunset and moonrise table
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 5:27 AM | 5:24 PM | 8:49 PM | 9:58 AM | Waning gibbous · 75% |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:28 AM | 5:23 PM | 9:51 PM | 11:04 AM | Waning gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:28 AM | 5:22 PM | 10:56 PM | 12:06 PM | Last quarter · 53% |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:28 AM | 5:21 PM | — | 1:01 PM | Waning crescent · 42% |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:29 AM | 5:20 PM | 12:02 AM | 1:49 PM | Waning crescent · 31% |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:29 AM | 5:19 PM | 1:06 AM | 2:32 PM | Waning crescent · 21% |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:29 AM | 5:18 PM | 2:08 AM | 3:10 PM | Waning crescent · 13% |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:30 AM | 5:17 PM | 3:06 AM | 3:45 PM | Waning crescent · 6% |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:30 AM | 5:16 PM | 4:03 AM | 4:19 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:31 AM | 5:15 PM | 4:59 AM | 4:53 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:31 AM | 5:14 PM | 5:54 AM | 5:28 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:31 AM | 5:14 PM | 6:50 AM | 6:05 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:32 AM | 5:13 PM | 7:46 AM | 6:46 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:32 AM | 5:12 PM | 8:43 AM | 7:31 PM | Waxing crescent · 13% |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:32 AM | 5:11 PM | 9:38 AM | 8:19 PM | Waxing crescent · 20% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:33 AM | 5:10 PM | 10:31 AM | 9:11 PM | Waxing crescent · 28% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:33 AM | 5:09 PM | 11:20 AM | 10:04 PM | Waxing crescent · 37% |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:34 AM | 5:09 PM | 12:05 PM | 10:59 PM | First quarter · 46% |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:34 AM | 5:08 PM | 12:46 PM | 11:53 PM | Waxing gibbous · 56% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:35 AM | 5:07 PM | 1:23 PM | — | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:35 AM | 5:06 PM | 1:58 PM | 12:47 AM | Waxing gibbous · 74% |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:35 AM | 5:05 PM | 2:32 PM | 1:41 AM | Waxing gibbous · 83% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:36 AM | 5:05 PM | 3:05 PM | 2:35 AM | Waxing gibbous · 90% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:36 AM | 5:04 PM | 3:40 PM | 3:31 AM | Waxing gibbous · 95% |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:37 AM | 5:03 PM | 4:17 PM | 4:29 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:37 AM | 5:03 PM | 4:58 PM | 5:31 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:38 AM | 5:02 PM | 5:46 PM | 6:36 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:38 AM | 5:01 PM | 6:41 PM | 7:44 AM | Waning gibbous · 94% |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:39 AM | 5:01 PM | 7:42 PM | 8:53 AM | Waning gibbous · 87% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:39 AM | 5:00 PM | 8:48 PM | 9:58 AM | Waning gibbous · 78% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:40 AM | 4:59 PM | 9:55 PM | 10:56 AM | Waning gibbous · 68% |
Sky events this month
- Sun, Oct 4 5:42 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
- Mon, Oct 5 11:41 AMThe Moon and Mars side by side1.1° apart, before dawn
- Tue, Oct 6 3:53 PMThe Moon and Jupiter side by side0.2° apart, before dawn
- Fri, Oct 9Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
- Mon, Oct 12 3:36 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky25° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
- Wed, Oct 21Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
- Mon, Oct 26 9:42 AMFull moon
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).