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Lowell, MA sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 7:17 AM, sunset from 6:26 PM to 5:39 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:42 AM6:26 PM9:17 PM12:43 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:43 AM6:24 PM10:21 PM1:49 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:44 AM6:23 PM11:33 PM2:43 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 46:45 AM6:21 PM—3:25 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 56:47 AM6:19 PM12:50 AM3:59 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:48 AM6:17 PM2:07 AM4:26 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 76:49 AM6:16 PM3:21 AM4:49 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:50 AM6:14 PM4:33 AM5:10 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 96:51 AM6:12 PM5:43 AM5:30 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:52 AM6:11 PM6:52 AM5:52 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:53 AM6:09 PM8:00 AM6:15 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 126:55 AM6:07 PM9:09 AM6:43 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 136:56 AM6:06 PM10:16 AM7:15 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 146:57 AM6:04 PM11:20 AM7:55 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 156:58 AM6:02 PM12:18 PM8:42 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 166:59 AM6:01 PM1:09 PM9:36 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:00 AM5:59 PM1:52 PM10:37 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:02 AM5:58 PM2:27 PM11:40 PMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:03 AM5:56 PM2:56 PM—Waxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:04 AM5:55 PM3:20 PM12:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:05 AM5:53 PM3:42 PM1:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:06 AM5:51 PM4:03 PM2:59 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:08 AM5:50 PM4:24 PM4:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:09 AM5:49 PM4:46 PM5:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:10 AM5:47 PM5:11 PM6:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:11 AM5:46 PM5:41 PM7:49 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:12 AM5:44 PM6:20 PM9:09 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:14 AM5:43 PM7:10 PM10:28 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:15 AM5:41 PM8:12 PM11:39 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:16 AM5:40 PM9:24 PM12:39 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:17 AM5:39 PM10:41 PM1:25 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).