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South Bend, IN sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 8:16 AM, sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:40 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:42 AM7:26 PM10:23 PM1:42 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:43 AM7:24 PM11:28 PM2:47 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:44 AM7:23 PM—3:41 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:45 AM7:21 PM12:40 AM4:23 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:46 AM7:19 PM1:56 AM4:57 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:47 AM7:18 PM3:12 AM5:25 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:48 AM7:16 PM4:25 AM5:49 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:49 AM7:14 PM5:36 AM6:10 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:50 AM7:13 PM6:45 AM6:32 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:51 AM7:11 PM7:53 AM6:54 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:52 AM7:09 PM9:01 AM7:19 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:53 AM7:08 PM10:09 AM7:47 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:55 AM7:06 PM11:15 AM8:20 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:56 AM7:05 PM12:18 PM9:01 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:57 AM7:03 PM1:16 PM9:48 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:58 AM7:02 PM2:07 PM10:43 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:59 AM7:00 PM2:49 PM11:43 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 188:00 AM6:59 PM3:24 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 198:01 AM6:57 PM3:54 PM12:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 208:03 AM6:55 PM4:19 PM1:51 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 218:04 AM6:54 PM4:42 PM2:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 228:05 AM6:53 PM5:03 PM4:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 238:06 AM6:51 PM5:25 PM5:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 248:07 AM6:50 PM5:48 PM6:20 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 258:08 AM6:48 PM6:14 PM7:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 268:10 AM6:47 PM6:45 PM8:50 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 278:11 AM6:46 PM7:25 PM10:09 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 288:12 AM6:44 PM8:16 PM11:27 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 298:13 AM6:43 PM9:19 PM12:37 PMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 308:14 AM6:42 PM10:31 PM1:36 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 318:16 AM6:40 PM11:47 PM2:23 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 8:12 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 6:06 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
  • Mon, Oct 26 12:12 AMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).