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Rochester, New York sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:44 AM, sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:03 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:07 AM6:51 PM9:40 PM1:12 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:09 AM6:49 PM10:45 PM2:18 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:10 AM6:47 PM11:58 PM3:11 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:11 AM6:46 PM—3:53 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:12 AM6:44 PM1:15 AM4:26 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:13 AM6:42 PM2:32 AM4:52 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:14 AM6:40 PM3:47 AM5:15 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:15 AM6:39 PM4:59 AM5:35 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:17 AM6:37 PM6:09 AM5:56 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:18 AM6:35 PM7:19 AM6:17 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:19 AM6:34 PM8:28 AM6:40 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:20 AM6:32 PM9:37 AM7:07 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:21 AM6:30 PM10:44 AM7:39 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:23 AM6:29 PM11:49 AM8:18 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:24 AM6:27 PM12:47 PM9:06 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:25 AM6:25 PM1:38 PM10:00 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:26 AM6:24 PM2:20 PM11:01 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:27 AM6:22 PM2:54 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:29 AM6:21 PM3:23 PM12:05 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:30 AM6:19 PM3:47 PM1:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:31 AM6:17 PM4:09 PM2:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:32 AM6:16 PM4:29 PM3:25 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:34 AM6:14 PM4:49 PM4:34 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:35 AM6:13 PM5:11 PM5:45 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:36 AM6:11 PM5:35 PM6:59 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:37 AM6:10 PM6:06 PM8:17 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:39 AM6:08 PM6:44 PM9:38 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:40 AM6:07 PM7:33 PM10:57 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:41 AM6:06 PM8:36 PM12:08 PMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:42 AM6:04 PM9:48 PM1:07 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:44 AM6:03 PM11:05 PM1:53 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).