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Mobile, AL sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 7:06 AM, sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:05 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:46 AM6:37 PM10:11 PM12:09 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:46 AM6:36 PM11:15 PM1:14 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:47 AM6:35 PM—2:11 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:47 AM6:33 PM12:24 AM3:00 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:48 AM6:32 PM1:33 AM3:41 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:49 AM6:31 PM2:40 AM4:16 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:49 AM6:30 PM3:45 AM4:48 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:50 AM6:28 PM4:48 AM5:18 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:50 AM6:27 PM5:49 AM5:47 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:51 AM6:26 PM6:49 AM6:17 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:52 AM6:25 PM7:49 AM6:49 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 126:52 AM6:24 PM8:49 AM7:24 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 136:53 AM6:23 PM9:49 AM8:03 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 146:54 AM6:22 PM10:48 AM8:47 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 156:54 AM6:20 PM11:43 AM9:37 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 166:55 AM6:19 PM12:34 PM10:30 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 176:56 AM6:18 PM1:20 PM11:26 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 186:56 AM6:17 PM2:00 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 196:57 AM6:16 PM2:36 PM12:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 206:58 AM6:15 PM3:08 PM1:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 216:59 AM6:14 PM3:38 PM2:20 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 226:59 AM6:13 PM4:06 PM3:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:00 AM6:12 PM4:35 PM4:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:01 AM6:11 PM5:06 PM5:20 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:01 AM6:10 PM5:41 PM6:24 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:02 AM6:09 PM6:20 PM7:33 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:03 AM6:08 PM7:07 PM8:44 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:04 AM6:07 PM8:03 PM9:56 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:04 AM6:06 PM9:07 PM11:04 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:05 AM6:05 PM10:15 PM12:05 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:06 AM6:05 PM11:25 PM12:58 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).