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Newport News, VA sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:29 AM, sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:09 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:01 AM6:49 PM10:01 PM12:43 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:02 AM6:47 PM11:05 PM1:48 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:03 AM6:46 PM—2:43 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:04 AM6:44 PM12:16 AM3:29 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:04 AM6:43 PM1:29 AM4:06 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:05 AM6:41 PM2:40 AM4:38 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:06 AM6:40 PM3:50 AM5:05 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:07 AM6:38 PM4:57 AM5:31 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:08 AM6:37 PM6:02 AM5:56 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:09 AM6:36 PM7:07 AM6:21 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:10 AM6:34 PM8:11 AM6:49 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:11 AM6:33 PM9:15 AM7:20 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:12 AM6:31 PM10:19 AM7:56 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:13 AM6:30 PM11:20 AM8:38 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:13 AM6:29 PM12:17 PM9:27 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:14 AM6:27 PM1:08 PM10:21 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:15 AM6:26 PM1:52 PM11:19 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:16 AM6:25 PM2:30 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:17 AM6:23 PM3:02 PM12:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:18 AM6:22 PM3:31 PM1:21 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:19 AM6:21 PM3:57 PM2:23 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:20 AM6:20 PM4:22 PM3:26 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:21 AM6:18 PM4:46 PM4:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:22 AM6:17 PM5:13 PM5:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:23 AM6:16 PM5:43 PM6:45 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:24 AM6:15 PM6:18 PM7:58 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:25 AM6:14 PM7:01 PM9:13 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:26 AM6:12 PM7:54 PM10:28 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:27 AM6:11 PM8:56 PM11:38 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:28 AM6:10 PM10:07 PM12:38 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:29 AM6:09 PM11:20 PM1:28 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).