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Memphis sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:20 AM, sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:06 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:55 AM6:43 PM10:05 PM12:32 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:55 AM6:42 PM11:09 PM1:37 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:56 AM6:41 PM—2:33 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:57 AM6:39 PM12:19 AM3:19 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:58 AM6:38 PM1:30 AM3:58 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:59 AM6:36 PM2:41 AM4:30 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:59 AM6:35 PM3:49 AM4:59 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:00 AM6:34 PM4:54 AM5:26 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:01 AM6:32 PM5:58 AM5:52 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:02 AM6:31 PM7:01 AM6:19 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:03 AM6:30 PM8:04 AM6:48 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:03 AM6:28 PM9:07 AM7:21 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:04 AM6:27 PM10:10 AM7:58 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:05 AM6:26 PM11:10 AM8:41 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:06 AM6:24 PM12:06 PM9:30 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:07 AM6:23 PM12:57 PM10:24 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:08 AM6:22 PM1:41 PM11:21 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:08 AM6:21 PM2:20 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:09 AM6:19 PM2:53 PM12:21 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:10 AM6:18 PM3:23 PM1:21 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:11 AM6:17 PM3:50 PM2:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:12 AM6:16 PM4:16 PM3:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:13 AM6:15 PM4:42 PM4:26 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:14 AM6:14 PM5:10 PM5:31 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:15 AM6:12 PM5:41 PM6:39 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:15 AM6:11 PM6:18 PM7:50 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:16 AM6:10 PM7:03 PM9:04 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:17 AM6:09 PM7:57 PM10:18 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:18 AM6:08 PM9:00 PM11:27 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:19 AM6:07 PM10:10 PM12:28 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:20 AM6:06 PM11:22 PM1:18 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).