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Louisville sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 8:08 AM, sunset from 7:25 PM to 6:44 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:38 AM7:25 PM10:35 PM1:26 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:39 AM7:24 PM11:39 PM2:31 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:40 AM7:22 PM—3:26 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:41 AM7:21 PM12:51 AM4:10 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:42 AM7:19 PM2:04 AM4:47 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:43 AM7:18 PM3:17 AM5:17 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:44 AM7:16 PM4:27 AM5:44 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:45 AM7:15 PM5:35 AM6:08 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:46 AM7:13 PM6:41 AM6:32 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:47 AM7:12 PM7:47 AM6:57 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:48 AM7:10 PM8:52 AM7:24 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:49 AM7:09 PM9:57 AM7:55 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:50 AM7:07 PM11:01 AM8:31 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:51 AM7:06 PM12:03 PM9:12 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:51 AM7:05 PM1:00 PM10:00 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:52 AM7:03 PM1:50 PM10:55 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:53 AM7:02 PM2:34 PM11:53 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:54 AM7:00 PM3:11 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:55 AM6:59 PM3:43 PM12:55 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:56 AM6:58 PM4:11 PM1:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:57 AM6:56 PM4:36 PM3:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:58 AM6:55 PM5:00 PM4:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:59 AM6:54 PM5:24 PM5:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 248:00 AM6:52 PM5:49 PM6:15 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 258:01 AM6:51 PM6:18 PM7:25 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 268:03 AM6:50 PM6:53 PM8:39 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 278:04 AM6:49 PM7:35 PM9:56 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 288:05 AM6:48 PM8:28 PM11:11 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 298:06 AM6:46 PM9:31 PM12:21 PMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 308:07 AM6:45 PM10:41 PM1:21 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 318:08 AM6:44 PM11:55 PM2:09 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).