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Minneapolis sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 7:50 AM, sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:02 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:11 AM6:53 PM9:36 PM1:27 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:12 AM6:51 PM10:41 PM2:32 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:13 AM6:49 PM11:56 PM3:24 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:14 AM6:47 PM—4:04 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:16 AM6:45 PM1:15 AM4:34 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:17 AM6:44 PM2:33 AM4:59 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:18 AM6:42 PM3:50 AM5:20 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:19 AM6:40 PM5:04 AM5:39 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:21 AM6:38 PM6:16 AM5:57 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:22 AM6:36 PM7:27 AM6:17 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:23 AM6:34 PM8:38 AM6:39 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:25 AM6:33 PM9:48 AM7:04 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:26 AM6:31 PM10:57 AM7:36 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:27 AM6:29 PM12:02 PM8:14 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:28 AM6:27 PM1:01 PM9:01 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:30 AM6:26 PM1:51 PM9:57 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:31 AM6:24 PM2:32 PM10:58 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:32 AM6:22 PM3:05 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:34 AM6:21 PM3:32 PM12:04 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:35 AM6:19 PM3:55 PM1:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:36 AM6:17 PM4:14 PM2:20 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:38 AM6:16 PM4:33 PM3:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:39 AM6:14 PM4:52 PM4:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:40 AM6:12 PM5:12 PM5:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:42 AM6:11 PM5:35 PM7:09 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:43 AM6:09 PM6:04 PM8:29 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:44 AM6:08 PM6:41 PM9:51 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:46 AM6:06 PM7:30 PM11:11 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:47 AM6:05 PM8:32 PM12:22 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:48 AM6:03 PM9:46 PM1:20 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:50 AM6:02 PM11:05 PM2:04 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).