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Mesquite, TX sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 7:43 AM, sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:36 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:20 AM7:10 PM10:40 PM12:52 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:21 AM7:09 PM11:44 PM1:56 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:21 AM7:08 PM—2:52 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:22 AM7:06 PM12:53 AM3:40 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:23 AM7:05 PM2:04 AM4:20 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:23 AM7:04 PM3:12 AM4:54 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:24 AM7:02 PM4:19 AM5:24 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:25 AM7:01 PM5:22 AM5:52 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:26 AM7:00 PM6:25 AM6:20 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:26 AM6:59 PM7:26 AM6:49 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:27 AM6:57 PM8:28 AM7:19 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:28 AM6:56 PM9:29 AM7:54 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:29 AM6:55 PM10:30 AM8:32 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:29 AM6:54 PM11:29 AM9:16 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:30 AM6:53 PM12:25 PM10:05 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:31 AM6:51 PM1:16 PM10:59 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:32 AM6:50 PM2:01 PM11:56 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:32 AM6:49 PM2:40 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:33 AM6:48 PM3:15 PM12:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:34 AM6:47 PM3:46 PM1:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:35 AM6:46 PM4:14 PM2:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:35 AM6:45 PM4:42 PM3:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:36 AM6:44 PM5:09 PM4:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:37 AM6:43 PM5:39 PM5:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:38 AM6:42 PM6:12 PM7:03 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:39 AM6:40 PM6:51 PM8:13 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:39 AM6:39 PM7:37 PM9:25 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:40 AM6:38 PM8:32 PM10:38 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:41 AM6:38 PM9:36 PM11:47 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:42 AM6:37 PM10:45 PM12:47 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:43 AM6:36 PM11:56 PM1:38 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).