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Lincoln sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 7:56 AM, sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:23 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:23 AM7:08 PM10:10 PM1:22 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:24 AM7:06 PM11:15 PM2:27 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:25 AM7:05 PM—3:20 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:26 AM7:03 PM12:27 AM4:03 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:27 AM7:01 PM1:43 AM4:37 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:28 AM7:00 PM2:57 AM5:06 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:29 AM6:58 PM4:10 AM5:30 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:30 AM6:57 PM5:20 AM5:53 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:31 AM6:55 PM6:28 AM6:15 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:32 AM6:53 PM7:35 AM6:38 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:33 AM6:52 PM8:43 AM7:03 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:34 AM6:50 PM9:50 AM7:32 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:35 AM6:49 PM10:55 AM8:06 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:37 AM6:47 PM11:58 AM8:47 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:38 AM6:46 PM12:55 PM9:35 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:39 AM6:44 PM1:46 PM10:30 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:40 AM6:43 PM2:28 PM11:30 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:41 AM6:41 PM3:04 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:42 AM6:40 PM3:34 PM12:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:43 AM6:38 PM4:00 PM1:37 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:44 AM6:37 PM4:23 PM2:41 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:45 AM6:35 PM4:45 PM3:47 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:46 AM6:34 PM5:07 PM4:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:48 AM6:33 PM5:31 PM6:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:49 AM6:31 PM5:58 PM7:15 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:50 AM6:30 PM6:31 PM8:31 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:51 AM6:28 PM7:11 PM9:50 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:52 AM6:27 PM8:03 PM11:07 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:53 AM6:26 PM9:06 PM12:17 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:54 AM6:25 PM10:18 PM1:16 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:56 AM6:23 PM11:33 PM2:03 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).