Shanghai sky calendar · October 2026
Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 6:08 AM, sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:06 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+8).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 5:47 AM | 5:39 PM | 8:37 PM | 10:33 AM | Waning gibbous · 76% |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:48 AM | 5:38 PM | 9:37 PM | 11:41 AM | Waning gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:48 AM | 5:37 PM | 10:44 PM | 12:42 PM | Last quarter · 55% |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:49 AM | 5:36 PM | 11:53 PM | 1:36 PM | Waning crescent · 43% |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:50 AM | 5:34 PM | — | 2:21 PM | Waning crescent · 32% |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:50 AM | 5:33 PM | 1:02 AM | 2:59 PM | Waning crescent · 22% |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:51 AM | 5:32 PM | 2:09 AM | 3:32 PM | Waning crescent · 14% |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:52 AM | 5:31 PM | 3:13 AM | 4:03 PM | Waning crescent · 7% |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:52 AM | 5:29 PM | 4:15 AM | 4:32 PM | Waning crescent · 3% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:53 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:16 AM | 5:00 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:53 AM | 5:27 PM | 6:16 AM | 5:31 PM | Waxing crescent · 0% |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:54 AM | 5:26 PM | 7:17 AM | 6:03 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:55 AM | 5:25 PM | 8:17 AM | 6:40 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:56 AM | 5:24 PM | 9:17 AM | 7:21 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:56 AM | 5:22 PM | 10:15 AM | 8:07 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:57 AM | 5:21 PM | 11:09 AM | 8:59 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:58 AM | 5:20 PM | 11:57 AM | 9:53 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:58 AM | 5:19 PM | 12:40 PM | 10:51 PM | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:59 AM | 5:18 PM | 1:18 PM | 11:49 PM | First quarter · 55% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:00 AM | 5:17 PM | 1:52 PM | — | Waxing gibbous · 64% |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:00 AM | 5:16 PM | 2:23 PM | 12:47 AM | Waxing gibbous · 73% |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:01 AM | 5:15 PM | 2:52 PM | 1:46 AM | Waxing gibbous · 82% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:02 AM | 5:14 PM | 3:20 PM | 2:45 AM | Waxing gibbous · 89% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:03 AM | 5:13 PM | 3:50 PM | 3:45 AM | Waxing gibbous · 95% |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:03 AM | 5:12 PM | 4:21 PM | 4:49 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:04 AM | 5:11 PM | 4:57 PM | 5:55 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:05 AM | 5:10 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:05 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:06 AM | 5:09 PM | 6:30 PM | 8:18 AM | Waning gibbous · 94% |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:06 AM | 5:08 PM | 7:29 PM | 9:29 AM | Waning gibbous · 88% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:07 AM | 5:07 PM | 8:35 PM | 10:34 AM | Waning gibbous · 79% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:08 AM | 5:06 PM | 9:45 PM | 11:32 AM | Waning gibbous · 69% |
Sky events this month
- Sun, Oct 4 8:12 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
- Fri, Oct 9Draconids 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 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky25° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
- Wed, Oct 21Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
- Mon, Oct 26 12:12 PMFull moon
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).