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New Haven, CT sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 7:21 AM, sunset from 6:33 PM to 5:48 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:48 AM6:33 PM9:29 PM12:44 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:49 AM6:31 PM10:33 PM1:50 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:50 AM6:30 PM11:45 PM2:44 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 46:51 AM6:28 PM—3:27 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 56:52 AM6:26 PM1:01 AM4:02 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:53 AM6:25 PM2:16 AM4:30 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 76:54 AM6:23 PM3:29 AM4:54 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:55 AM6:21 PM4:40 AM5:16 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 96:56 AM6:20 PM5:49 AM5:38 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:58 AM6:18 PM6:57 AM6:00 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:59 AM6:16 PM8:04 AM6:25 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:00 AM6:15 PM9:12 AM6:54 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:01 AM6:13 PM10:18 AM7:27 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:02 AM6:12 PM11:21 AM8:07 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:03 AM6:10 PM12:19 PM8:55 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:04 AM6:09 PM1:10 PM9:49 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:05 AM6:07 PM1:53 PM10:49 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:06 AM6:06 PM2:29 PM11:52 PMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:08 AM6:04 PM2:58 PM—Waxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:09 AM6:03 PM3:24 PM12:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:10 AM6:01 PM3:47 PM2:01 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:11 AM6:00 PM4:09 PM3:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:12 AM5:58 PM4:31 PM4:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:13 AM5:57 PM4:54 PM5:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:14 AM5:56 PM5:20 PM6:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:16 AM5:54 PM5:52 PM7:53 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:17 AM5:53 PM6:32 PM9:11 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:18 AM5:51 PM7:22 PM10:29 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:19 AM5:50 PM8:24 PM11:40 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:20 AM5:49 PM9:36 PM12:40 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:21 AM5:48 PM10:52 PM1:27 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).