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Melbourne sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sun, Oct 11. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 6:14 AM, sunset from 6:24 PM to 7:53 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+11).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 15:56 AM6:24 PM11:53 PM8:11 AMWaning gibbous · 77%
Fri, Oct 25:54 AM6:25 PM—9:04 AMWaning gibbous · 67%
Sat, Oct 35:53 AM6:25 PM12:59 AM10:07 AMLast quarter · 56%
Sun, Oct 46:51 AM7:26 PM1:56 AM12:17 PMWaning crescent · 44%
Mon, Oct 56:50 AM7:27 PM3:42 AM1:30 PMWaning crescent · 34%
Tue, Oct 66:48 AM7:28 PM4:20 AM2:43 PMWaning crescent · 23%
Wed, Oct 76:47 AM7:29 PM4:51 AM3:54 PMWaning crescent · 15%
Thu, Oct 86:45 AM7:30 PM5:18 AM5:02 PMWaning crescent · 8%
Fri, Oct 96:44 AM7:31 PM5:43 AM6:08 PMWaning crescent · 3%
Sat, Oct 106:42 AM7:32 PM6:08 AM7:13 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sun, Oct 116:41 AM7:33 PM6:33 AM8:18 PMNew moon · 0%
Mon, Oct 126:39 AM7:34 PM7:00 AM9:23 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Tue, Oct 136:38 AM7:35 PM7:30 AM10:27 PMWaxing crescent · 6%
Wed, Oct 146:36 AM7:36 PM8:05 AM11:29 PMWaxing crescent · 12%
Thu, Oct 156:35 AM7:37 PM8:46 AM—Waxing crescent · 18%
Fri, Oct 166:34 AM7:38 PM9:33 AM12:26 AMWaxing crescent · 26%
Sat, Oct 176:32 AM7:39 PM10:27 AM1:18 AMWaxing crescent · 35%
Sun, Oct 186:31 AM7:40 PM11:25 AM2:03 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Mon, Oct 196:29 AM7:41 PM12:25 PM2:41 AMFirst quarter · 54%
Tue, Oct 206:28 AM7:42 PM1:27 PM3:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 63%
Wed, Oct 216:27 AM7:43 PM2:30 PM3:42 AMWaxing gibbous · 72%
Thu, Oct 226:25 AM7:44 PM3:33 PM4:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 81%
Fri, Oct 236:24 AM7:45 PM4:37 PM4:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 88%
Sat, Oct 246:23 AM7:46 PM5:44 PM4:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 94%
Sun, Oct 256:22 AM7:47 PM6:53 PM5:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 98%
Mon, Oct 266:20 AM7:48 PM8:06 PM5:50 AMFull moon · 100%
Tue, Oct 276:19 AM7:49 PM9:22 PM6:24 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Wed, Oct 286:18 AM7:50 PM10:38 PM7:05 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Thu, Oct 296:17 AM7:51 PM11:49 PM7:56 AMWaning gibbous · 89%
Fri, Oct 306:15 AM7:52 PM—8:58 AMWaning gibbous · 80%
Sat, Oct 316:14 AM7:53 PM12:51 AM10:08 AMWaning gibbous · 70%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 11:12 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 9:06 PMMercury 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 3:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).