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Springfield, IL sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 7:26 AM, sunset from 6:40 PM to 5:57 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:54 AM6:40 PM9:45 PM12:48 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:55 AM6:39 PM10:50 PM1:53 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:56 AM6:37 PM—2:47 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:57 AM6:35 PM12:01 AM3:31 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:58 AM6:34 PM1:16 AM4:06 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:59 AM6:32 PM2:30 AM4:35 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:00 AM6:31 PM3:42 AM5:01 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:01 AM6:29 PM4:51 AM5:24 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:02 AM6:28 PM5:58 AM5:47 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:03 AM6:26 PM7:05 AM6:11 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:04 AM6:25 PM8:11 AM6:37 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:05 AM6:23 PM9:17 AM7:06 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:06 AM6:22 PM10:22 AM7:41 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:07 AM6:20 PM11:25 AM8:22 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:08 AM6:19 PM12:22 PM9:10 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:10 AM6:17 PM1:13 PM10:05 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:11 AM6:16 PM1:56 PM11:04 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:12 AM6:14 PM2:32 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:13 AM6:13 PM3:03 PM12:06 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:14 AM6:11 PM3:29 PM1:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:15 AM6:10 PM3:53 PM2:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:16 AM6:09 PM4:16 PM3:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:17 AM6:07 PM4:39 PM4:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:18 AM6:06 PM5:03 PM5:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:19 AM6:05 PM5:31 PM6:44 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:20 AM6:03 PM6:05 PM7:59 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:21 AM6:02 PM6:46 PM9:17 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:22 AM6:01 PM7:38 PM10:33 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:24 AM5:59 PM8:41 PM11:43 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:25 AM5:58 PM9:52 PM12:43 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:26 AM5:57 PM11:07 PM1:30 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).