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Richmond, Virginia sky calendar · October 2027

Full moon: Fri, Oct 15. New moon: Fri, Oct 29. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 7:33 AM, sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:12 PM. 4 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Fri, Oct 17:05 AM6:53 PM8:51 AM7:28 PMWaxing crescent · 3%
Sat, Oct 27:06 AM6:51 PM10:02 AM8:04 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Sun, Oct 37:06 AM6:50 PM11:10 AM8:46 PMWaxing crescent · 15%
Mon, Oct 47:07 AM6:48 PM12:14 PM9:33 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Tue, Oct 57:08 AM6:47 PM1:11 PM10:26 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, Oct 67:09 AM6:45 PM2:01 PM11:24 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Thu, Oct 77:10 AM6:44 PM2:43 PM—First quarter · 52%
Fri, Oct 87:11 AM6:42 PM3:18 PM12:23 AMWaxing gibbous · 61%
Sat, Oct 97:12 AM6:41 PM3:48 PM1:23 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Sun, Oct 107:13 AM6:39 PM4:14 PM2:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Mon, Oct 117:14 AM6:38 PM4:38 PM3:21 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Tue, Oct 127:15 AM6:37 PM5:02 PM4:20 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Wed, Oct 137:16 AM6:35 PM5:25 PM5:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Thu, Oct 147:16 AM6:34 PM5:50 PM6:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Fri, Oct 157:17 AM6:32 PM6:17 PM7:22 AMFull moon · 100%
Sat, Oct 167:18 AM6:31 PM6:49 PM8:27 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Sun, Oct 177:19 AM6:30 PM7:27 PM9:34 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Mon, Oct 187:20 AM6:28 PM8:14 PM10:42 AMWaning gibbous · 89%
Tue, Oct 197:21 AM6:27 PM9:09 PM11:47 AMWaning gibbous · 82%
Wed, Oct 207:22 AM6:26 PM10:13 PM12:46 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Thu, Oct 217:23 AM6:24 PM11:23 PM1:38 PMWaning gibbous · 62%
Fri, Oct 227:24 AM6:23 PM—2:21 PMLast quarter · 51%
Sat, Oct 237:25 AM6:22 PM12:35 AM2:57 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, Oct 247:26 AM6:20 PM1:48 AM3:29 PMWaning crescent · 29%
Mon, Oct 257:27 AM6:19 PM2:59 AM3:58 PMWaning crescent · 19%
Tue, Oct 267:28 AM6:18 PM4:09 AM4:26 PMWaning crescent · 11%
Wed, Oct 277:29 AM6:17 PM5:19 AM4:54 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Thu, Oct 287:30 AM6:16 PM6:30 AM5:25 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Fri, Oct 297:31 AM6:15 PM7:40 AM5:59 PMNew moon · 0%
Sat, Oct 307:32 AM6:13 PM8:50 AM6:38 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sun, Oct 317:33 AM6:12 PM9:56 AM7:24 PMWaxing crescent · 5%

Sky events this month

  • Fri, Oct 8Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Fri, Oct 15 9:47 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Oct 17 8:18 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Wed, Oct 20Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).