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Nashville sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 7:09 AM, sunset from 6:30 PM to 5:51 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:42 AM6:30 PM9:47 PM12:22 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:43 AM6:29 PM10:52 PM1:27 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:43 AM6:27 PM—2:23 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:44 AM6:26 PM12:02 AM3:09 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:45 AM6:24 PM1:14 AM3:46 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:46 AM6:23 PM2:25 AM4:18 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:47 AM6:21 PM3:34 AM4:46 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:48 AM6:20 PM4:40 AM5:12 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:48 AM6:19 PM5:45 AM5:38 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:49 AM6:17 PM6:49 AM6:04 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:50 AM6:16 PM7:52 AM6:33 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 126:51 AM6:15 PM8:56 AM7:05 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 136:52 AM6:13 PM9:59 AM7:42 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 146:53 AM6:12 PM11:00 AM8:24 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 156:54 AM6:11 PM11:56 AM9:13 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 166:55 AM6:09 PM12:47 PM10:07 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 176:55 AM6:08 PM1:31 PM11:04 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 186:56 AM6:07 PM2:09 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 196:57 AM6:05 PM2:42 PM12:05 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 206:58 AM6:04 PM3:11 PM1:06 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 216:59 AM6:03 PM3:38 PM2:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:00 AM6:02 PM4:03 PM3:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:01 AM6:00 PM4:28 PM4:12 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:02 AM5:59 PM4:56 PM5:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:03 AM5:58 PM5:26 PM6:26 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:04 AM5:57 PM6:02 PM7:39 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:05 AM5:56 PM6:46 PM8:53 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:06 AM5:55 PM7:40 PM10:08 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:07 AM5:54 PM8:43 PM11:17 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:08 AM5:53 PM9:53 PM12:18 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:09 AM5:51 PM11:06 PM1:07 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).