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Plano sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 7:44 AM, sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:36 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:21 AM7:11 PM10:40 PM12:53 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:21 AM7:09 PM11:44 PM1:57 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:22 AM7:08 PM—2:54 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:23 AM7:07 PM12:53 AM3:41 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:23 AM7:05 PM2:04 AM4:21 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:24 AM7:04 PM3:12 AM4:55 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:25 AM7:03 PM4:19 AM5:25 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:26 AM7:02 PM5:23 AM5:53 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:26 AM7:00 PM6:25 AM6:20 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:27 AM6:59 PM7:27 AM6:49 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:28 AM6:58 PM8:28 AM7:19 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:28 AM6:57 PM9:30 AM7:53 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:29 AM6:55 PM10:31 AM8:32 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:30 AM6:54 PM11:31 AM9:16 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:31 AM6:53 PM12:26 PM10:05 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:31 AM6:52 PM1:17 PM10:58 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:32 AM6:51 PM2:02 PM11:55 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:33 AM6:49 PM2:41 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:34 AM6:48 PM3:16 PM12:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:35 AM6:47 PM3:46 PM1:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:35 AM6:46 PM4:15 PM2:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:36 AM6:45 PM4:42 PM3:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:37 AM6:44 PM5:10 PM4:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:38 AM6:43 PM5:39 PM5:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:39 AM6:42 PM6:12 PM7:04 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:39 AM6:41 PM6:51 PM8:14 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:40 AM6:40 PM7:37 PM9:26 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:41 AM6:39 PM8:32 PM10:39 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:42 AM6:38 PM9:35 PM11:48 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:43 AM6:37 PM10:45 PM12:48 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:44 AM6:36 PM11:56 PM1:39 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 7:12 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 5:06 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 11:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).