OrbitNight
← Night sky over Riverside tonight

Riverside sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 7:08 AM, sunset from 6:33 PM to 5:57 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (PDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:44 AM6:33 PM10:03 PM12:23 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 26:44 AM6:32 PM11:08 PM1:27 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 36:45 AM6:30 PM—2:22 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 46:46 AM6:29 PM12:17 AM3:09 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 56:47 AM6:28 PM1:28 AM3:47 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 66:47 AM6:26 PM2:38 AM4:20 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:48 AM6:25 PM3:44 AM4:50 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 86:49 AM6:24 PM4:49 AM5:17 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:50 AM6:22 PM5:52 AM5:44 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:50 AM6:21 PM6:54 AM6:12 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:51 AM6:20 PM7:56 AM6:42 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 126:52 AM6:19 PM8:59 AM7:16 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 136:53 AM6:17 PM10:00 AM7:54 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 146:54 AM6:16 PM11:00 AM8:38 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 156:54 AM6:15 PM11:55 AM9:27 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 166:55 AM6:14 PM12:46 PM10:21 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 176:56 AM6:12 PM1:30 PM11:19 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 186:57 AM6:11 PM2:09 PM—First quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 196:58 AM6:10 PM2:42 PM12:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 206:58 AM6:09 PM3:12 PM1:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 216:59 AM6:08 PM3:40 PM2:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 227:00 AM6:07 PM4:07 PM3:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 237:01 AM6:05 PM4:34 PM4:20 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 247:02 AM6:04 PM5:03 PM5:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:03 AM6:03 PM5:35 PM6:32 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:03 AM6:02 PM6:14 PM7:42 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:04 AM6:01 PM7:00 PM8:56 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 287:05 AM6:00 PM7:55 PM10:09 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:06 AM5:59 PM8:59 PM11:18 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:07 AM5:58 PM10:09 PM12:17 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 317:08 AM5:57 PM11:20 PM1:07 PMWaning gibbous · 62%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 5:12 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 3:06 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 9:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).