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Stamford, CT sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 7:24 AM, sunset from 6:35 PM to 5:50 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:50 AM6:35 PM9:33 PM12:46 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:51 AM6:34 PM10:37 PM1:51 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:52 AM6:32 PM11:49 PM2:46 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 46:54 AM6:30 PM—3:29 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 56:55 AM6:29 PM1:04 AM4:04 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:56 AM6:27 PM2:20 AM4:32 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 76:57 AM6:26 PM3:32 AM4:56 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:58 AM6:24 PM4:43 AM5:19 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 96:59 AM6:22 PM5:51 AM5:41 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:00 AM6:21 PM6:59 AM6:03 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:01 AM6:19 PM8:06 AM6:28 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:02 AM6:18 PM9:14 AM6:57 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:03 AM6:16 PM10:20 AM7:30 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:04 AM6:14 PM11:23 AM8:11 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:05 AM6:13 PM12:21 PM8:58 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:06 AM6:11 PM1:12 PM9:52 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:08 AM6:10 PM1:55 PM10:52 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:09 AM6:08 PM2:30 PM11:55 PMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:10 AM6:07 PM3:00 PM—Waxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:11 AM6:05 PM3:26 PM12:59 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:12 AM6:04 PM3:49 PM2:04 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:13 AM6:03 PM4:11 PM3:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:14 AM6:01 PM4:33 PM4:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:15 AM6:00 PM4:56 PM5:26 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:17 AM5:58 PM5:23 PM6:38 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:18 AM5:57 PM5:55 PM7:55 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:19 AM5:56 PM6:35 PM9:13 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:20 AM5:54 PM7:26 PM10:31 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:21 AM5:53 PM8:28 PM11:42 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:22 AM5:52 PM9:39 PM12:41 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:24 AM5:50 PM10:55 PM1:28 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).