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London sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 6:52 AM, sunset from 6:38 PM to 4:35 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+1).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:01 AM6:38 PM8:30 PM1:34 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Fri, Oct 27:02 AM6:36 PM9:30 PM2:45 PMWaning gibbous · 63%
Sat, Oct 37:04 AM6:33 PM10:47 PM3:37 PMLast quarter · 51%
Sun, Oct 47:05 AM6:31 PM—4:13 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Mon, Oct 57:07 AM6:29 PM12:12 AM4:38 PMWaning crescent · 29%
Tue, Oct 67:09 AM6:27 PM1:40 AM4:56 PMWaning crescent · 20%
Wed, Oct 77:10 AM6:24 PM3:05 AM5:11 PMWaning crescent · 12%
Thu, Oct 87:12 AM6:22 PM4:27 AM5:23 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:14 AM6:20 PM5:46 AM5:35 PMWaning crescent · 2%
Sat, Oct 107:15 AM6:18 PM7:05 AM5:48 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:17 AM6:15 PM8:23 AM6:02 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:19 AM6:13 PM9:41 AM6:20 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:20 AM6:11 PM10:58 AM6:42 PMWaxing crescent · 8%
Wed, Oct 147:22 AM6:09 PM12:10 PM7:13 PMWaxing crescent · 14%
Thu, Oct 157:24 AM6:07 PM1:14 PM7:55 PMWaxing crescent · 22%
Fri, Oct 167:26 AM6:05 PM2:07 PM8:49 PMWaxing crescent · 30%
Sat, Oct 177:27 AM6:03 PM2:47 PM9:53 PMWaxing crescent · 39%
Sun, Oct 187:29 AM6:00 PM3:16 PM11:04 PMFirst quarter · 48%
Mon, Oct 197:31 AM5:58 PM3:38 PM—Waxing gibbous · 58%
Tue, Oct 207:32 AM5:56 PM3:55 PM12:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Wed, Oct 217:34 AM5:54 PM4:09 PM1:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Thu, Oct 227:36 AM5:52 PM4:21 PM2:49 AMWaxing gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 237:38 AM5:50 PM4:33 PM4:06 AMWaxing gibbous · 91%
Sat, Oct 247:39 AM5:48 PM4:46 PM5:25 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Sun, Oct 256:41 AM4:46 PM4:01 PM5:49 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Mon, Oct 266:43 AM4:44 PM4:20 PM7:16 AMFull moon · 100%
Tue, Oct 276:45 AM4:42 PM4:47 PM8:46 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 286:46 AM4:40 PM5:26 PM10:15 AMWaning gibbous · 92%
Thu, Oct 296:48 AM4:39 PM6:22 PM11:33 AMWaning gibbous · 85%
Fri, Oct 306:50 AM4:37 PM7:36 PM12:33 PMWaning gibbous · 76%
Sat, Oct 316:52 AM4:35 PM9:00 PM1:14 PMWaning gibbous · 65%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 1:12 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • 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 11:06 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky25° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • 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 4:12 AMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).