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Milwaukee sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 7:25 AM, sunset from 6:32 PM to 5:44 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:49 AM6:32 PM9:24 PM12:55 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:50 AM6:30 PM10:28 PM2:00 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:51 AM6:29 PM11:42 PM2:53 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:52 AM6:27 PM—3:35 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:53 AM6:25 PM12:59 AM4:07 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:54 AM6:23 PM2:16 AM4:34 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:55 AM6:22 PM3:30 AM4:56 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:57 AM6:20 PM4:42 AM5:17 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:58 AM6:18 PM5:52 AM5:37 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:59 AM6:17 PM7:02 AM5:59 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:00 AM6:15 PM8:11 AM6:22 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:01 AM6:13 PM9:19 AM6:49 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:02 AM6:12 PM10:27 AM7:22 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:04 AM6:10 PM11:31 AM8:01 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:05 AM6:08 PM12:29 PM8:49 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:06 AM6:07 PM1:20 PM9:44 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:07 AM6:05 PM2:02 PM10:44 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:08 AM6:03 PM2:36 PM11:48 PMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:10 AM6:02 PM3:04 PM—Waxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:11 AM6:00 PM3:29 PM12:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:12 AM5:59 PM3:50 PM2:01 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:13 AM5:57 PM4:10 PM3:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:15 AM5:56 PM4:31 PM4:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:16 AM5:54 PM4:53 PM5:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:17 AM5:53 PM5:18 PM6:42 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:18 AM5:51 PM5:48 PM8:00 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:20 AM5:50 PM6:27 PM9:21 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:21 AM5:48 PM7:17 PM10:40 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:22 AM5:47 PM8:19 PM11:50 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:23 AM5:46 PM9:32 PM12:49 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:25 AM5:44 PM10:49 PM1:35 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).