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Meridian, ID sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 8:20 AM, sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:37 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:43 AM7:26 PM10:20 PM1:57 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 27:44 AM7:24 PM11:25 PM3:02 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 37:45 AM7:22 PM—3:53 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:46 AM7:20 PM12:39 AM4:34 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:48 AM7:19 PM1:57 AM5:05 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 67:49 AM7:17 PM3:14 AM5:31 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:50 AM7:15 PM4:29 AM5:52 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:51 AM7:13 PM5:41 AM6:13 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:52 AM7:12 PM6:52 AM6:32 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:53 AM7:10 PM8:02 AM6:53 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:55 AM7:08 PM9:11 AM7:16 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:56 AM7:06 PM10:21 AM7:44 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:57 AM7:05 PM11:28 AM8:16 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:58 AM7:03 PM12:32 PM8:56 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 158:00 AM7:01 PM1:30 PM9:44 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 168:01 AM7:00 PM2:20 PM10:40 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 178:02 AM6:58 PM3:01 PM11:41 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 188:03 AM6:57 PM3:34 PM—First quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 198:04 AM6:55 PM4:02 PM12:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 208:06 AM6:53 PM4:26 PM1:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 218:07 AM6:52 PM4:46 PM2:59 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 228:08 AM6:50 PM5:06 PM4:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 238:10 AM6:49 PM5:26 PM5:16 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 248:11 AM6:47 PM5:48 PM6:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 258:12 AM6:46 PM6:12 PM7:43 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 268:13 AM6:44 PM6:43 PM9:02 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 278:15 AM6:43 PM7:22 PM10:23 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 288:16 AM6:41 PM8:13 PM11:42 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 298:17 AM6:40 PM9:16 PM12:52 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 308:18 AM6:38 PM10:29 PM1:50 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 318:20 AM6:37 PM11:47 PM2:34 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 6:12 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 4:06 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 10:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).