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Newark sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:25 AM, sunset from 6:38 PM to 5:54 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:53 AM6:38 PM9:37 PM12:47 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:54 AM6:36 PM10:41 PM1:53 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:55 AM6:35 PM11:53 PM2:47 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 46:56 AM6:33 PM—3:31 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 56:57 AM6:32 PM1:08 AM4:05 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:58 AM6:30 PM2:23 AM4:34 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 76:59 AM6:28 PM3:35 AM4:59 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:00 AM6:27 PM4:46 AM5:21 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:01 AM6:25 PM5:54 AM5:43 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:02 AM6:24 PM7:01 AM6:06 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:03 AM6:22 PM8:08 AM6:32 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:04 AM6:20 PM9:15 AM7:00 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:05 AM6:19 PM10:21 AM7:34 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:06 AM6:17 PM11:24 AM8:15 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:07 AM6:16 PM12:22 PM9:02 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:09 AM6:14 PM1:13 PM9:57 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:10 AM6:13 PM1:56 PM10:56 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:11 AM6:11 PM2:32 PM11:59 PMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:12 AM6:10 PM3:02 PM—Waxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:13 AM6:08 PM3:28 PM1:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:14 AM6:07 PM3:51 PM2:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:15 AM6:05 PM4:14 PM3:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:16 AM6:04 PM4:36 PM4:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:17 AM6:03 PM4:59 PM5:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:19 AM6:01 PM5:26 PM6:41 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:20 AM6:00 PM5:59 PM7:56 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:21 AM5:59 PM6:39 PM9:15 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:22 AM5:57 PM7:30 PM10:32 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:23 AM5:56 PM8:32 PM11:43 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:24 AM5:55 PM9:43 PM12:42 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:25 AM5:54 PM10:59 PM1:30 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).