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Lansing, MI sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:35 AM to 8:11 AM, sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:32 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:35 AM7:19 PM10:11 PM1:39 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:36 AM7:17 PM11:16 PM2:45 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:37 AM7:15 PM—3:38 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:38 AM7:14 PM12:29 AM4:20 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:40 AM7:12 PM1:46 AM4:53 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:41 AM7:10 PM3:02 AM5:20 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:42 AM7:09 PM4:16 AM5:42 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:43 AM7:07 PM5:28 AM6:04 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:44 AM7:05 PM6:38 AM6:24 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:45 AM7:03 PM7:47 AM6:46 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:46 AM7:02 PM8:56 AM7:09 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:48 AM7:00 PM10:04 AM7:37 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:49 AM6:58 PM11:12 AM8:09 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:50 AM6:57 PM12:16 PM8:49 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:51 AM6:55 PM1:14 PM9:36 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:52 AM6:54 PM2:04 PM10:31 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:53 AM6:52 PM2:46 PM11:32 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:55 AM6:50 PM3:21 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:56 AM6:49 PM3:50 PM12:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:57 AM6:47 PM4:14 PM1:41 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:58 AM6:46 PM4:36 PM2:47 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:59 AM6:44 PM4:57 PM3:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 238:01 AM6:43 PM5:17 PM5:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 248:02 AM6:41 PM5:39 PM6:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 258:03 AM6:40 PM6:05 PM7:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 268:04 AM6:38 PM6:35 PM8:45 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 278:06 AM6:37 PM7:14 PM10:06 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 288:07 AM6:36 PM8:04 PM11:24 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 298:08 AM6:34 PM9:07 PM12:35 PMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 308:09 AM6:33 PM10:19 PM1:34 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 318:11 AM6:32 PM11:36 PM2:20 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).