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New Bedford, MA sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 7:14 AM, sunset from 6:25 PM to 5:39 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:40 AM6:25 PM9:19 PM12:38 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:41 AM6:23 PM10:23 PM1:43 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:42 AM6:21 PM11:36 PM2:37 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 46:43 AM6:20 PM—3:20 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 56:44 AM6:18 PM12:52 AM3:54 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:46 AM6:16 PM2:07 AM4:22 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 76:47 AM6:15 PM3:21 AM4:46 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:48 AM6:13 PM4:32 AM5:08 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 96:49 AM6:11 PM5:41 AM5:30 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:50 AM6:10 PM6:49 AM5:52 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:51 AM6:08 PM7:57 AM6:16 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 126:52 AM6:07 PM9:04 AM6:44 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 136:53 AM6:05 PM10:11 AM7:18 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 146:54 AM6:03 PM11:14 AM7:57 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 156:55 AM6:02 PM12:12 PM8:45 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 166:57 AM6:00 PM1:03 PM9:39 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 176:58 AM5:59 PM1:46 PM10:39 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 186:59 AM5:57 PM2:22 PM11:42 PMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:00 AM5:56 PM2:51 PM—Waxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:01 AM5:54 PM3:17 PM12:47 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:02 AM5:53 PM3:39 PM1:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:03 AM5:51 PM4:01 PM2:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:05 AM5:50 PM4:22 PM4:06 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:06 AM5:48 PM4:45 PM5:15 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:07 AM5:47 PM5:11 PM6:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:08 AM5:46 PM5:43 PM7:45 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:09 AM5:44 PM6:22 PM9:04 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:11 AM5:43 PM7:12 PM10:22 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:12 AM5:42 PM8:14 PM11:33 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:13 AM5:40 PM9:26 PM12:33 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:14 AM5:39 PM10:42 PM1:20 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 8:12 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 6:06 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
  • Mon, Oct 26 12:12 AMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).