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Modesto, CA sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:28 AM, sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:06 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (PDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:59 AM6:46 PM10:04 PM12:51 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 27:00 AM6:45 PM11:10 PM1:55 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 37:01 AM6:43 PM—2:49 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 47:02 AM6:42 PM12:21 AM3:34 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 57:03 AM6:40 PM1:34 AM4:10 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 67:04 AM6:39 PM2:46 AM4:40 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:05 AM6:37 PM3:56 AM5:07 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 87:05 AM6:36 PM5:03 AM5:32 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:06 AM6:34 PM6:09 AM5:56 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:07 AM6:33 PM7:13 AM6:22 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:08 AM6:32 PM8:18 AM6:49 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 127:09 AM6:30 PM9:23 AM7:21 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:10 AM6:29 PM10:26 AM7:57 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:11 AM6:27 PM11:27 AM8:40 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 157:12 AM6:26 PM12:24 PM9:29 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:13 AM6:25 PM1:14 PM10:23 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 177:14 AM6:23 PM1:57 PM11:22 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 187:15 AM6:22 PM2:34 PM—First quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 197:16 AM6:21 PM3:05 PM12:23 AMWaxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 207:17 AM6:19 PM3:33 PM1:25 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 217:18 AM6:18 PM3:58 PM2:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 227:19 AM6:17 PM4:23 PM3:31 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 237:20 AM6:15 PM4:47 PM4:35 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 247:21 AM6:14 PM5:14 PM5:42 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:22 AM6:13 PM5:44 PM6:52 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:23 AM6:12 PM6:19 PM8:06 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:24 AM6:10 PM7:03 PM9:22 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 287:25 AM6:09 PM7:57 PM10:37 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:26 AM6:08 PM9:01 PM11:46 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:27 AM6:07 PM10:12 PM12:45 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 317:28 AM6:06 PM11:25 PM1:33 PMWaning gibbous · 62%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 5:12 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 3:06 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 9:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).