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Seattle sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 7:52 AM, sunset from 6:48 PM to 5:53 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (PDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:08 AM6:48 PM9:23 PM1:43 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 27:10 AM6:46 PM10:29 PM2:47 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 37:11 AM6:44 PM11:46 PM3:37 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 47:12 AM6:42 PM—4:13 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 57:14 AM6:40 PM1:08 AM4:40 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 67:15 AM6:38 PM2:29 AM5:02 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:17 AM6:36 PM3:48 AM5:20 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 87:18 AM6:34 PM5:05 AM5:36 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:19 AM6:32 PM6:19 AM5:53 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:21 AM6:30 PM7:33 AM6:10 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:22 AM6:28 PM8:47 AM6:29 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 127:24 AM6:26 PM10:00 AM6:53 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:25 AM6:24 PM11:11 AM7:22 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:27 AM6:22 PM12:17 PM8:00 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 157:28 AM6:20 PM1:16 PM8:47 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:29 AM6:18 PM2:05 PM9:44 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 177:31 AM6:17 PM2:44 PM10:47 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 187:32 AM6:15 PM3:14 PM11:55 PMFirst quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 197:34 AM6:13 PM3:39 PM—Waxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 207:35 AM6:11 PM3:58 PM1:05 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 217:37 AM6:09 PM4:16 PM2:16 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 227:38 AM6:08 PM4:32 PM3:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 237:40 AM6:06 PM4:48 PM4:41 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 247:41 AM6:04 PM5:06 PM5:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:43 AM6:02 PM5:27 PM7:17 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:44 AM6:01 PM5:53 PM8:40 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:46 AM5:59 PM6:29 PM10:06 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 287:47 AM5:57 PM7:17 PM11:27 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:49 AM5:56 PM8:20 PM12:38 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:50 AM5:54 PM9:35 PM1:34 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 317:52 AM5:53 PM10:57 PM2:14 PMWaning gibbous · 62%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 5:12 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 3:06 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 9:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).