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Phoenix sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:46 AM, sunset from 6:12 PM to 5:37 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MST).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:22 AM6:12 PM9:42 PM11:59 AMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 26:23 AM6:11 PM10:47 PM1:03 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 36:24 AM6:09 PM11:56 PM1:59 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 46:24 AM6:08 PM—2:45 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 56:25 AM6:07 PM1:07 AM3:24 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 66:26 AM6:05 PM2:16 AM3:58 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:27 AM6:04 PM3:23 AM4:28 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 86:27 AM6:03 PM4:27 AM4:56 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:28 AM6:01 PM5:29 AM5:23 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:29 AM6:00 PM6:31 AM5:51 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:30 AM5:59 PM7:33 AM6:21 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 126:30 AM5:58 PM8:35 AM6:55 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 136:31 AM5:56 PM9:36 AM7:34 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 146:32 AM5:55 PM10:36 AM8:18 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 156:33 AM5:54 PM11:32 AM9:07 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 166:33 AM5:53 PM12:22 PM10:01 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 176:34 AM5:52 PM1:07 PM10:58 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 186:35 AM5:50 PM1:45 PM11:57 PMFirst quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 196:36 AM5:49 PM2:19 PM—Waxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 206:37 AM5:48 PM2:50 PM12:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 216:37 AM5:47 PM3:18 PM1:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 226:38 AM5:46 PM3:45 PM2:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 236:39 AM5:45 PM4:12 PM3:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 246:40 AM5:44 PM4:42 PM5:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 256:41 AM5:43 PM5:15 PM6:09 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 266:41 AM5:42 PM5:53 PM7:19 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 276:42 AM5:41 PM6:39 PM8:32 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 286:43 AM5:39 PM7:34 PM9:45 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 296:44 AM5:39 PM8:38 PM10:54 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 306:45 AM5:38 PM9:48 PM11:54 AMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 316:46 AM5:37 PM10:59 PM12:44 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).