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Providence sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 7:16 AM, sunset from 6:27 PM to 5:41 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:42 AM6:27 PM9:21 PM12:40 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:43 AM6:25 PM10:25 PM1:46 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:44 AM6:23 PM11:37 PM2:40 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 46:45 AM6:22 PM—3:23 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 56:46 AM6:20 PM12:53 AM3:57 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:48 AM6:18 PM2:09 AM4:24 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 76:49 AM6:17 PM3:22 AM4:48 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:50 AM6:15 PM4:33 AM5:10 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 96:51 AM6:13 PM5:43 AM5:31 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:52 AM6:12 PM6:51 AM5:54 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:53 AM6:10 PM7:59 AM6:18 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 126:54 AM6:08 PM9:07 AM6:46 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 136:55 AM6:07 PM10:13 AM7:19 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 146:56 AM6:05 PM11:17 AM7:59 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 156:58 AM6:04 PM12:15 PM8:46 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 166:59 AM6:02 PM1:06 PM9:40 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:00 AM6:01 PM1:49 PM10:40 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:01 AM5:59 PM2:24 PM11:44 PMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:02 AM5:57 PM2:54 PM—Waxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:03 AM5:56 PM3:19 PM12:48 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:04 AM5:54 PM3:42 PM1:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:06 AM5:53 PM4:03 PM3:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:07 AM5:52 PM4:24 PM4:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:08 AM5:50 PM4:47 PM5:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:09 AM5:49 PM5:13 PM6:31 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:10 AM5:47 PM5:44 PM7:48 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:12 AM5:46 PM6:23 PM9:07 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:13 AM5:45 PM7:14 PM10:25 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:14 AM5:43 PM8:16 PM11:36 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:15 AM5:42 PM9:27 PM12:35 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:16 AM5:41 PM10:44 PM1:22 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).