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Rochester, MN sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:45 AM, sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:01 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:07 AM6:50 PM9:38 PM1:19 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:08 AM6:48 PM10:43 PM2:24 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:10 AM6:46 PM11:57 PM3:16 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:11 AM6:45 PM—3:57 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:12 AM6:43 PM1:15 AM4:29 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:13 AM6:41 PM2:32 AM4:54 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:14 AM6:39 PM3:48 AM5:16 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:16 AM6:37 PM5:01 AM5:36 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:17 AM6:36 PM6:12 AM5:55 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:18 AM6:34 PM7:22 AM6:15 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:19 AM6:32 PM8:32 AM6:38 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:20 AM6:31 PM9:42 AM7:05 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:22 AM6:29 PM10:50 AM7:37 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:23 AM6:27 PM11:54 AM8:16 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:24 AM6:25 PM12:53 PM9:03 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:25 AM6:24 PM1:43 PM9:58 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:27 AM6:22 PM2:25 PM10:59 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:28 AM6:20 PM2:58 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:29 AM6:19 PM3:26 PM12:04 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:31 AM6:17 PM3:49 PM1:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:32 AM6:16 PM4:10 PM2:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:33 AM6:14 PM4:29 PM3:26 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:34 AM6:12 PM4:49 PM4:36 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:36 AM6:11 PM5:10 PM5:48 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:37 AM6:09 PM5:34 PM7:03 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:38 AM6:08 PM6:04 PM8:23 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:40 AM6:06 PM6:42 PM9:44 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:41 AM6:05 PM7:31 PM11:03 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:42 AM6:04 PM8:34 PM12:14 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:43 AM6:02 PM9:47 PM1:12 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:45 AM6:01 PM11:05 PM1:57 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).