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Mesa sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:45 AM, sunset from 6:11 PM to 5:36 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MST).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:21 AM6:11 PM9:41 PM11:58 AMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 26:22 AM6:10 PM10:46 PM1:02 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 36:23 AM6:08 PM11:55 PM1:58 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 46:23 AM6:07 PM—2:44 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 56:24 AM6:06 PM1:06 AM3:23 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 66:25 AM6:04 PM2:15 AM3:57 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:26 AM6:03 PM3:22 AM4:27 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 86:26 AM6:02 PM4:26 AM4:54 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:27 AM6:00 PM5:28 AM5:22 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:28 AM5:59 PM6:30 AM5:50 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:28 AM5:58 PM7:32 AM6:21 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 126:29 AM5:57 PM8:34 AM6:54 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 136:30 AM5:55 PM9:35 AM7:33 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 146:31 AM5:54 PM10:35 AM8:17 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 156:32 AM5:53 PM11:30 AM9:06 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 166:32 AM5:52 PM12:21 PM10:00 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 176:33 AM5:51 PM1:05 PM10:57 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 186:34 AM5:49 PM1:44 PM11:56 PMFirst quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 196:35 AM5:48 PM2:18 PM—Waxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 206:36 AM5:47 PM2:49 PM12:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 216:36 AM5:46 PM3:17 PM1:55 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 226:37 AM5:45 PM3:44 PM2:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 236:38 AM5:44 PM4:11 PM3:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 246:39 AM5:43 PM4:41 PM5:01 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 256:40 AM5:42 PM5:14 PM6:07 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 266:40 AM5:41 PM5:52 PM7:18 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 276:41 AM5:40 PM6:38 PM8:31 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 286:42 AM5:39 PM7:33 PM9:44 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 296:43 AM5:38 PM8:37 PM10:52 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 306:44 AM5:37 PM9:47 PM11:53 AMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 316:45 AM5:36 PM10:58 PM12:43 PMWaning gibbous · 62%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 5:12 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 3:06 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 9:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).