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Lakeland, FL sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 7:38 AM, sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:44 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:20 AM7:13 PM10:54 PM12:36 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:21 AM7:12 PM11:58 PM1:40 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:21 AM7:11 PM—2:38 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:22 AM7:10 PM1:05 AM3:28 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:22 AM7:09 PM2:13 AM4:11 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:23 AM7:08 PM3:19 AM4:48 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:23 AM7:06 PM4:22 AM5:21 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:24 AM7:05 PM5:23 AM5:53 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:24 AM7:04 PM6:22 AM6:23 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:25 AM7:03 PM7:21 AM6:55 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:26 AM7:02 PM8:19 AM7:28 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:26 AM7:01 PM9:18 AM8:04 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:27 AM7:00 PM10:17 AM8:45 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:27 AM6:59 PM11:15 AM9:30 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:28 AM6:58 PM12:10 PM10:19 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:28 AM6:57 PM1:01 PM11:12 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:29 AM6:56 PM1:47 PM—Waxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:30 AM6:55 PM2:28 PM12:08 AMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:30 AM6:54 PM3:05 PM1:04 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:31 AM6:53 PM3:39 PM2:01 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:31 AM6:52 PM4:10 PM2:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:32 AM6:51 PM4:40 PM3:55 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:33 AM6:50 PM5:11 PM4:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:33 AM6:49 PM5:44 PM5:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:34 AM6:48 PM6:19 PM6:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:35 AM6:48 PM7:01 PM8:02 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:35 AM6:47 PM7:49 PM9:12 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:36 AM6:46 PM8:45 PM10:23 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:37 AM6:45 PM9:49 PM11:31 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:37 AM6:44 PM10:57 PM12:32 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:38 AM6:44 PM—1:26 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).