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New Orleans sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:13 AM, sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:13 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:53 AM6:45 PM10:22 PM12:16 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:54 AM6:44 PM11:26 PM1:20 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:54 AM6:43 PM—2:17 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:55 AM6:41 PM12:34 AM3:06 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:56 AM6:40 PM1:43 AM3:48 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:56 AM6:39 PM2:50 AM4:24 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:57 AM6:38 PM3:54 AM4:56 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:57 AM6:37 PM4:56 AM5:26 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:58 AM6:36 PM5:57 AM5:55 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:59 AM6:34 PM6:56 AM6:26 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:59 AM6:33 PM7:56 AM6:58 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:00 AM6:32 PM8:56 AM7:33 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:00 AM6:31 PM9:55 AM8:13 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:01 AM6:30 PM10:54 AM8:58 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:02 AM6:29 PM11:49 AM9:47 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:02 AM6:28 PM12:40 PM10:40 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:03 AM6:27 PM1:26 PM11:36 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:04 AM6:26 PM2:06 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:04 AM6:25 PM2:42 PM12:34 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:05 AM6:24 PM3:15 PM1:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:06 AM6:23 PM3:45 PM2:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:06 AM6:22 PM4:14 PM3:27 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:07 AM6:21 PM4:44 PM4:26 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:08 AM6:20 PM5:15 PM5:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:09 AM6:19 PM5:50 PM6:32 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:09 AM6:18 PM6:30 PM7:40 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:10 AM6:17 PM7:18 PM8:51 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:11 AM6:16 PM8:13 PM10:02 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:11 AM6:15 PM9:17 PM11:10 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:12 AM6:14 PM10:26 PM12:12 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:13 AM6:13 PM11:35 PM1:04 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).