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Lafayette, LA sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:21 AM, sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:21 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:01 AM6:53 PM10:29 PM12:25 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:02 AM6:52 PM11:33 PM1:29 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:02 AM6:50 PM—2:26 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:03 AM6:49 PM12:41 AM3:15 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:03 AM6:48 PM1:50 AM3:56 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:04 AM6:47 PM2:58 AM4:32 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:05 AM6:46 PM4:02 AM5:04 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:05 AM6:44 PM5:04 AM5:34 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:06 AM6:43 PM6:05 AM6:03 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:07 AM6:42 PM7:05 AM6:33 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:07 AM6:41 PM8:04 AM7:05 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:08 AM6:40 PM9:04 AM7:41 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:08 AM6:39 PM10:04 AM8:20 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:09 AM6:38 PM11:03 AM9:05 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:10 AM6:37 PM11:58 AM9:54 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:10 AM6:35 PM12:49 PM10:48 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:11 AM6:34 PM1:35 PM11:44 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:12 AM6:33 PM2:15 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:12 AM6:32 PM2:51 PM12:41 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:13 AM6:31 PM3:23 PM1:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:14 AM6:30 PM3:53 PM2:37 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:15 AM6:29 PM4:22 PM3:35 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:15 AM6:28 PM4:52 PM4:35 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:16 AM6:27 PM5:23 PM5:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:17 AM6:26 PM5:58 PM6:40 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:17 AM6:25 PM6:38 PM7:48 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:18 AM6:24 PM7:25 PM8:59 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:19 AM6:24 PM8:21 PM10:11 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:20 AM6:23 PM9:25 PM11:19 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:20 AM6:22 PM10:33 PM12:20 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:21 AM6:21 PM11:43 PM1:13 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).