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Surprise, AZ sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:48 AM, sunset from 6:13 PM to 5:38 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MST).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:24 AM6:13 PM9:43 PM12:01 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 26:25 AM6:12 PM10:48 PM1:05 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 36:25 AM6:11 PM11:57 PM2:01 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 46:26 AM6:09 PM—2:48 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 56:27 AM6:08 PM1:08 AM3:26 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 66:27 AM6:07 PM2:17 AM4:00 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:28 AM6:05 PM3:24 AM4:29 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 86:29 AM6:04 PM4:28 AM4:57 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:30 AM6:03 PM5:31 AM5:24 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:30 AM6:02 PM6:33 AM5:52 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:31 AM6:00 PM7:35 AM6:23 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 126:32 AM5:59 PM8:37 AM6:56 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 136:33 AM5:58 PM9:39 AM7:35 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 146:34 AM5:57 PM10:38 AM8:18 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 156:34 AM5:55 PM11:34 AM9:08 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 166:35 AM5:54 PM12:24 PM10:02 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 176:36 AM5:53 PM1:09 PM10:59 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 186:37 AM5:52 PM1:48 PM11:58 PMFirst quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 196:37 AM5:51 PM2:21 PM—Waxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 206:38 AM5:49 PM2:52 PM12:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 216:39 AM5:48 PM3:20 PM1:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 226:40 AM5:47 PM3:47 PM2:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 236:41 AM5:46 PM4:14 PM4:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 246:42 AM5:45 PM4:43 PM5:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 256:42 AM5:44 PM5:16 PM6:10 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 266:43 AM5:43 PM5:54 PM7:21 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 276:44 AM5:42 PM6:40 PM8:34 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 286:45 AM5:41 PM7:35 PM9:47 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 296:46 AM5:40 PM8:39 PM10:56 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 306:47 AM5:39 PM9:49 PM11:56 AMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 316:48 AM5:38 PM11:00 PM12:46 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).