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Pittsburgh sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 7:48 AM, sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:17 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:16 AM7:01 PM10:02 PM1:10 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:17 AM7:00 PM11:07 PM2:16 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:18 AM6:58 PM—3:10 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:19 AM6:57 PM12:18 AM3:54 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:20 AM6:55 PM1:34 AM4:28 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:21 AM6:53 PM2:48 AM4:57 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:22 AM6:52 PM4:00 AM5:22 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:23 AM6:50 PM5:10 AM5:45 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:24 AM6:49 PM6:18 AM6:07 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:25 AM6:47 PM7:25 AM6:31 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:26 AM6:45 PM8:32 AM6:56 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:27 AM6:44 PM9:39 AM7:25 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:28 AM6:42 PM10:44 AM7:59 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:29 AM6:41 PM11:47 AM8:40 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:31 AM6:39 PM12:45 PM9:28 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:32 AM6:38 PM1:35 PM10:22 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:33 AM6:36 PM2:19 PM11:21 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:34 AM6:35 PM2:55 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:35 AM6:33 PM3:25 PM12:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:36 AM6:32 PM3:51 PM1:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:37 AM6:31 PM4:15 PM2:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:38 AM6:29 PM4:37 PM3:37 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:39 AM6:28 PM5:00 PM4:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:40 AM6:26 PM5:23 PM5:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:41 AM6:25 PM5:51 PM7:05 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:43 AM6:24 PM6:23 PM8:20 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:44 AM6:22 PM7:04 PM9:38 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:45 AM6:21 PM7:55 PM10:55 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:46 AM6:20 PM8:58 PM12:06 PMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:47 AM6:19 PM10:09 PM1:05 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:48 AM6:17 PM11:24 PM1:53 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).