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Palmdale, CA sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 7:12 AM, sunset from 6:36 PM to 5:59 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (PDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:47 AM6:36 PM10:04 PM12:28 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 26:47 AM6:34 PM11:08 PM1:32 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 36:48 AM6:33 PM—2:27 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 46:49 AM6:32 PM12:18 AM3:13 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 56:50 AM6:30 PM1:30 AM3:51 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 66:51 AM6:29 PM2:39 AM4:24 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:51 AM6:28 PM3:47 AM4:53 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 86:52 AM6:26 PM4:52 AM5:20 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:53 AM6:25 PM5:55 AM5:47 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:54 AM6:24 PM6:58 AM6:14 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:54 AM6:22 PM8:00 AM6:44 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 126:55 AM6:21 PM9:03 AM7:17 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 136:56 AM6:20 PM10:05 AM7:55 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 146:57 AM6:18 PM11:05 AM8:39 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 156:58 AM6:17 PM12:00 PM9:28 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 166:59 AM6:16 PM12:51 PM10:22 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 176:59 AM6:15 PM1:35 PM11:20 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 187:00 AM6:13 PM2:13 PM—First quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 197:01 AM6:12 PM2:47 PM12:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 207:02 AM6:11 PM3:16 PM1:20 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 217:03 AM6:10 PM3:44 PM2:20 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 227:04 AM6:09 PM4:10 PM3:21 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 237:04 AM6:08 PM4:37 PM4:23 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 247:05 AM6:06 PM5:05 PM5:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:06 AM6:05 PM5:37 PM6:36 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:07 AM6:04 PM6:15 PM7:47 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:08 AM6:03 PM7:01 PM9:01 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 287:09 AM6:02 PM7:55 PM10:14 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:10 AM6:01 PM9:00 PM11:23 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:11 AM6:00 PM10:10 PM12:22 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 317:12 AM5:59 PM11:22 PM1:12 PMWaning gibbous · 62%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 5:12 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 3:06 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 9:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).