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Saint Paul sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 7:49 AM, sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:01 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:10 AM6:52 PM9:36 PM1:26 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:11 AM6:50 PM10:41 PM2:31 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:13 AM6:48 PM11:55 PM3:23 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:14 AM6:47 PM—4:03 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:15 AM6:45 PM1:14 AM4:34 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:16 AM6:43 PM2:33 AM4:58 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:17 AM6:41 PM3:49 AM5:19 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:19 AM6:39 PM5:03 AM5:38 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:20 AM6:37 PM6:15 AM5:57 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:21 AM6:36 PM7:26 AM6:16 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:23 AM6:34 PM8:37 AM6:38 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:24 AM6:32 PM9:47 AM7:04 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:25 AM6:30 PM10:56 AM7:35 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:26 AM6:29 PM12:01 PM8:14 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:28 AM6:27 PM1:00 PM9:01 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:29 AM6:25 PM1:50 PM9:56 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:30 AM6:23 PM2:31 PM10:58 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:32 AM6:22 PM3:04 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:33 AM6:20 PM3:31 PM12:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:34 AM6:18 PM3:54 PM1:11 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:36 AM6:17 PM4:14 PM2:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:37 AM6:15 PM4:32 PM3:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:38 AM6:13 PM4:51 PM4:38 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:40 AM6:12 PM5:11 PM5:51 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:41 AM6:10 PM5:34 PM7:08 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:42 AM6:09 PM6:03 PM8:28 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:44 AM6:07 PM6:40 PM9:50 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:45 AM6:06 PM7:29 PM11:10 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:46 AM6:04 PM8:32 PM12:22 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:48 AM6:03 PM9:45 PM1:19 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:49 AM6:01 PM11:04 PM2:03 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).