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Philadelphia sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 7:28 AM, sunset from 6:42 PM to 5:59 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:57 AM6:42 PM9:44 PM12:48 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:57 AM6:41 PM10:48 PM1:53 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:58 AM6:39 PM—2:48 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 46:59 AM6:38 PM12:00 AM3:32 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:00 AM6:36 PM1:15 AM4:07 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:01 AM6:34 PM2:29 AM4:37 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:02 AM6:33 PM3:41 AM5:02 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:03 AM6:31 PM4:50 AM5:25 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:04 AM6:30 PM5:58 AM5:48 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:06 AM6:28 PM7:04 AM6:12 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:07 AM6:27 PM8:11 AM6:37 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:08 AM6:25 PM9:17 AM7:07 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:09 AM6:24 PM10:22 AM7:41 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:10 AM6:22 PM11:25 AM8:22 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:11 AM6:21 PM12:23 PM9:10 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:12 AM6:19 PM1:13 PM10:04 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:13 AM6:18 PM1:57 PM11:03 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:14 AM6:16 PM2:33 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:15 AM6:15 PM3:04 PM12:05 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:16 AM6:13 PM3:31 PM1:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:17 AM6:12 PM3:55 PM2:13 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:18 AM6:10 PM4:17 PM3:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:19 AM6:09 PM4:40 PM4:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:20 AM6:08 PM5:04 PM5:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:21 AM6:06 PM5:32 PM6:43 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:23 AM6:05 PM6:05 PM7:59 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:24 AM6:04 PM6:46 PM9:16 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:25 AM6:03 PM7:37 PM10:33 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:26 AM6:01 PM8:39 PM11:44 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:27 AM6:00 PM9:51 PM12:43 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:28 AM5:59 PM11:06 PM1:31 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).