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Nampa, ID sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 8:20 AM, sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:38 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:43 AM7:26 PM10:20 PM1:58 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 27:45 AM7:25 PM11:26 PM3:02 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 37:46 AM7:23 PM—3:54 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:47 AM7:21 PM12:40 AM4:34 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:48 AM7:19 PM1:58 AM5:06 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 67:49 AM7:18 PM3:15 AM5:31 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:51 AM7:16 PM4:30 AM5:53 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:52 AM7:14 PM5:42 AM6:13 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:53 AM7:12 PM6:53 AM6:33 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:54 AM7:11 PM8:03 AM6:54 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:55 AM7:09 PM9:12 AM7:17 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:57 AM7:07 PM10:21 AM7:44 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:58 AM7:05 PM11:29 AM8:17 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:59 AM7:04 PM12:33 PM8:57 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 158:00 AM7:02 PM1:31 PM9:45 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 168:01 AM7:00 PM2:20 PM10:40 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 178:03 AM6:59 PM3:01 PM11:42 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 188:04 AM6:57 PM3:35 PM—First quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 198:05 AM6:56 PM4:03 PM12:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 208:06 AM6:54 PM4:26 PM1:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 218:08 AM6:52 PM4:47 PM3:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 228:09 AM6:51 PM5:07 PM4:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 238:10 AM6:49 PM5:27 PM5:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 248:11 AM6:48 PM5:48 PM6:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 258:13 AM6:46 PM6:13 PM7:44 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 268:14 AM6:45 PM6:44 PM9:03 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 278:15 AM6:43 PM7:23 PM10:24 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 288:16 AM6:42 PM8:13 PM11:43 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 298:18 AM6:41 PM9:17 PM12:53 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 308:19 AM6:39 PM10:30 PM1:50 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 318:20 AM6:38 PM11:48 PM2:34 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 6:12 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 4:06 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 10:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).