Rio de Janeiro sky calendar · October 2026
Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:08 AM, sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:04 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT-3).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 5:33 AM | 5:51 PM | 11:14 PM | 8:55 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:32 AM | 5:52 PM | — | 9:56 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 PM | 12:16 AM | 11:01 AM | Last quarter · 49% |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:30 AM | 5:52 PM | 1:12 AM | 12:07 PM | Waning crescent · 38% |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:29 AM | 5:53 PM | 2:01 AM | 1:12 PM | Waning crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:28 AM | 5:53 PM | 2:44 AM | 2:14 PM | Waning crescent · 18% |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:27 AM | 5:53 PM | 3:23 AM | 3:13 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:26 AM | 5:54 PM | 3:58 AM | 4:10 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:25 AM | 5:54 PM | 4:32 AM | 5:06 PM | Waning crescent · 1% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:24 AM | 5:54 PM | 5:05 AM | 6:02 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:23 AM | 5:55 PM | 5:40 AM | 6:58 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:22 AM | 5:55 PM | 6:17 AM | 7:55 PM | Waxing crescent · 4% |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:22 AM | 5:56 PM | 6:57 AM | 8:51 PM | Waxing crescent · 9% |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:21 AM | 5:56 PM | 7:41 AM | 9:47 PM | Waxing crescent · 15% |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:20 AM | 5:57 PM | 8:29 AM | 10:40 PM | Waxing crescent · 23% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:19 AM | 5:57 PM | 9:20 AM | 11:30 PM | Waxing crescent · 31% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:18 AM | 5:57 PM | 10:13 AM | — | Waxing crescent · 40% |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:17 AM | 5:58 PM | 11:08 AM | 12:15 AM | First quarter · 50% |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:16 AM | 5:58 PM | 12:02 PM | 12:56 AM | Waxing gibbous · 59% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:16 AM | 5:59 PM | 12:57 PM | 1:34 AM | Waxing gibbous · 69% |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:15 AM | 5:59 PM | 1:51 PM | 2:09 AM | Waxing gibbous · 77% |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:14 AM | 6:00 PM | 2:45 PM | 2:43 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:13 AM | 6:00 PM | 3:41 PM | 3:16 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:12 AM | 6:01 PM | 4:39 PM | 3:50 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:12 AM | 6:01 PM | 5:40 PM | 4:26 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:11 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:46 PM | 5:07 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:10 AM | 6:02 PM | 7:54 PM | 5:53 AM | Waning gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:10 AM | 6:03 PM | 9:03 PM | 6:46 AM | Waning gibbous · 92% |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:09 AM | 6:03 PM | 10:08 PM | 7:47 AM | Waning gibbous · 84% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:08 AM | 6:04 PM | 11:08 PM | 8:53 AM | Waning gibbous · 75% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:08 AM | 6:04 PM | 11:59 PM | 10:00 AM | Waning gibbous · 64% |
Sky events this month
- Sun, Oct 4 9:12 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 7:06 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 1:12 AMFull moon
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).