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Rockford, IL sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:28 AM, sunset from 6:37 PM to 5:50 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:53 AM6:37 PM9:32 PM12:56 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:54 AM6:35 PM10:37 PM2:01 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:55 AM6:34 PM11:50 PM2:55 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:56 AM6:32 PM—3:37 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:57 AM6:30 PM1:06 AM4:10 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:58 AM6:28 PM2:22 AM4:37 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:00 AM6:27 PM3:36 AM5:00 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:01 AM6:25 PM4:47 AM5:22 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:02 AM6:23 PM5:57 AM5:43 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:03 AM6:22 PM7:05 AM6:05 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:04 AM6:20 PM8:14 AM6:29 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:05 AM6:19 PM9:22 AM6:56 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:06 AM6:17 PM10:29 AM7:30 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:07 AM6:15 PM11:32 AM8:10 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:09 AM6:14 PM12:30 PM8:57 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:10 AM6:12 PM1:21 PM9:52 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:11 AM6:11 PM2:03 PM10:52 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:12 AM6:09 PM2:38 PM11:56 PMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:13 AM6:07 PM3:07 PM—Waxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:15 AM6:06 PM3:32 PM1:01 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:16 AM6:04 PM3:54 PM2:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:17 AM6:03 PM4:15 PM3:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:18 AM6:01 PM4:36 PM4:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:19 AM6:00 PM4:58 PM5:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:20 AM5:59 PM5:24 PM6:46 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:22 AM5:57 PM5:55 PM8:03 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:23 AM5:56 PM6:35 PM9:23 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:24 AM5:54 PM7:25 PM10:41 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:25 AM5:53 PM8:28 PM11:52 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:27 AM5:52 PM9:40 PM12:50 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:28 AM5:50 PM10:57 PM1:37 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).