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Midland, TX sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 8:04 AM, sunset from 7:33 PM to 6:59 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:42 AM7:33 PM11:06 PM1:12 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:43 AM7:31 PM—2:17 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:43 AM7:30 PM12:10 AM3:13 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:44 AM7:29 PM1:19 AM4:01 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:45 AM7:27 PM2:29 AM4:41 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:45 AM7:26 PM3:37 AM5:15 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:46 AM7:25 PM4:42 AM5:46 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:47 AM7:24 PM5:46 AM6:15 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:47 AM7:23 PM6:47 AM6:43 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:48 AM7:21 PM7:48 AM7:12 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:49 AM7:20 PM8:49 AM7:43 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:49 AM7:19 PM9:50 AM8:18 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:50 AM7:18 PM10:51 AM8:57 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:51 AM7:17 PM11:50 AM9:41 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:52 AM7:15 PM12:46 PM10:30 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:52 AM7:14 PM1:36 PM11:24 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:53 AM7:13 PM2:21 PM—Waxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:54 AM7:12 PM3:01 PM12:21 AMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:55 AM7:11 PM3:36 PM1:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:55 AM7:10 PM4:07 PM2:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:56 AM7:09 PM4:36 PM3:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:57 AM7:08 PM5:04 PM4:16 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:58 AM7:07 PM5:32 PM5:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:58 AM7:06 PM6:02 PM6:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:59 AM7:04 PM6:36 PM7:25 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 268:00 AM7:03 PM7:15 PM8:34 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 278:01 AM7:03 PM8:02 PM9:46 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 288:01 AM7:02 PM8:57 PM10:59 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 298:02 AM7:01 PM10:01 PM12:07 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 308:03 AM7:00 PM11:10 PM1:08 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 318:04 AM6:59 PM—1:59 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).