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New York sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 7:25 AM, sunset from 6:37 PM to 5:53 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:52 AM6:37 PM9:36 PM12:46 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:53 AM6:36 PM10:40 PM1:52 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:54 AM6:34 PM11:52 PM2:46 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 46:55 AM6:33 PM—3:30 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 56:56 AM6:31 PM1:08 AM4:05 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:57 AM6:29 PM2:22 AM4:33 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 76:58 AM6:28 PM3:35 AM4:58 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:59 AM6:26 PM4:45 AM5:21 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:00 AM6:24 PM5:53 AM5:43 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:01 AM6:23 PM7:00 AM6:06 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:03 AM6:21 PM8:08 AM6:31 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:04 AM6:20 PM9:14 AM7:00 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:05 AM6:18 PM10:20 AM7:34 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:06 AM6:17 PM11:23 AM8:14 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:07 AM6:15 PM12:21 PM9:02 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:08 AM6:14 PM1:12 PM9:56 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:09 AM6:12 PM1:55 PM10:55 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:10 AM6:11 PM2:31 PM11:58 PMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:11 AM6:09 PM3:01 PM—Waxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:12 AM6:08 PM3:27 PM1:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:13 AM6:06 PM3:51 PM2:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:15 AM6:05 PM4:13 PM3:12 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:16 AM6:03 PM4:35 PM4:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:17 AM6:02 PM4:59 PM5:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:18 AM6:01 PM5:26 PM6:40 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:19 AM5:59 PM5:58 PM7:56 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:20 AM5:58 PM6:38 PM9:14 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:21 AM5:57 PM7:29 PM10:31 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:22 AM5:55 PM8:31 PM11:42 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:24 AM5:54 PM9:43 PM12:42 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:25 AM5:53 PM10:58 PM1:29 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).