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Lubbock sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:41 AM to 8:05 AM, sunset from 7:31 PM to 6:56 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:41 AM7:31 PM10:59 PM1:16 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:42 AM7:30 PM—2:21 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:43 AM7:28 PM12:04 AM3:17 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:44 AM7:27 PM1:13 AM4:04 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:44 AM7:26 PM2:24 AM4:43 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:45 AM7:24 PM3:33 AM5:16 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:46 AM7:23 PM4:40 AM5:46 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:46 AM7:22 PM5:44 AM6:14 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:47 AM7:21 PM6:47 AM6:41 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:48 AM7:19 PM7:49 AM7:09 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:49 AM7:18 PM8:51 AM7:39 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:49 AM7:17 PM9:53 AM8:13 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:50 AM7:15 PM10:54 AM8:51 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:51 AM7:14 PM11:54 AM9:35 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:52 AM7:13 PM12:50 PM10:24 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:53 AM7:12 PM1:40 PM11:18 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:53 AM7:11 PM2:25 PM—Waxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:54 AM7:09 PM3:04 PM12:15 AMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:55 AM7:08 PM3:38 PM1:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:56 AM7:07 PM4:08 PM2:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:57 AM7:06 PM4:36 PM3:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:57 AM7:05 PM5:03 PM4:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:58 AM7:04 PM5:31 PM5:15 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:59 AM7:03 PM6:00 PM6:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 258:00 AM7:02 PM6:32 PM7:26 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 268:01 AM7:01 PM7:11 PM8:36 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 278:02 AM6:59 PM7:56 PM9:50 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 288:02 AM6:58 PM8:51 PM11:03 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 298:03 AM6:57 PM9:55 PM12:11 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 308:04 AM6:57 PM11:05 PM1:12 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 318:05 AM6:56 PM—2:02 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).