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Rockford, IL sky calendar · October 2027

Full moon: Fri, Oct 15. New moon: Fri, Oct 29. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:28 AM, sunset from 6:37 PM to 5:51 PM. 4 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Fri, Oct 16:53 AM6:37 PM8:49 AM7:05 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Sat, Oct 26:54 AM6:36 PM10:04 AM7:38 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Sun, Oct 36:55 AM6:34 PM11:15 AM8:17 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Mon, Oct 46:56 AM6:32 PM12:21 PM9:03 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Tue, Oct 56:57 AM6:31 PM1:18 PM9:56 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, Oct 66:58 AM6:29 PM2:07 PM10:54 PMWaxing crescent · 43%
Thu, Oct 76:59 AM6:27 PM2:46 PM11:56 PMFirst quarter · 52%
Fri, Oct 87:00 AM6:26 PM3:18 PM—Waxing gibbous · 62%
Sat, Oct 97:02 AM6:24 PM3:45 PM12:59 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Sun, Oct 107:03 AM6:22 PM4:09 PM2:02 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Mon, Oct 117:04 AM6:21 PM4:30 PM3:04 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Tue, Oct 127:05 AM6:19 PM4:50 PM4:06 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Wed, Oct 137:06 AM6:17 PM5:10 PM5:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Thu, Oct 147:07 AM6:16 PM5:32 PM6:12 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Fri, Oct 157:08 AM6:14 PM5:56 PM7:18 AMFull moon · 100%
Sat, Oct 167:10 AM6:12 PM6:25 PM8:27 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Sun, Oct 177:11 AM6:11 PM7:00 PM9:37 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Mon, Oct 187:12 AM6:09 PM7:44 PM10:48 AMWaning gibbous · 89%
Tue, Oct 197:13 AM6:08 PM8:39 PM11:54 AMWaning gibbous · 81%
Wed, Oct 207:14 AM6:06 PM9:44 PM12:53 PMWaning gibbous · 72%
Thu, Oct 217:15 AM6:05 PM10:56 PM1:42 PMWaning gibbous · 62%
Fri, Oct 227:17 AM6:03 PM—2:22 PMLast quarter · 50%
Sat, Oct 237:18 AM6:02 PM12:12 AM2:54 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, Oct 247:19 AM6:00 PM1:28 AM3:22 PMWaning crescent · 28%
Mon, Oct 257:20 AM5:59 PM2:43 AM3:47 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Tue, Oct 267:21 AM5:57 PM3:58 AM4:12 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 277:23 AM5:56 PM5:12 AM4:36 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Thu, Oct 287:24 AM5:55 PM6:26 AM5:03 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Fri, Oct 297:25 AM5:53 PM7:40 AM5:34 PMNew moon · 0%
Sat, Oct 307:26 AM5:52 PM8:53 AM6:10 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sun, Oct 317:28 AM5:51 PM10:02 AM6:54 PMWaxing crescent · 5%

Sky events this month

  • Fri, Oct 8Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Fri, Oct 15 8:47 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Oct 17 7:18 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Wed, Oct 20Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).