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Sydney sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sun, Oct 11. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:56 AM, sunset from 5:57 PM to 7:21 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+11).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 15:32 AM5:57 PM11:13 PM7:58 AMWaning gibbous · 77%
Fri, Oct 25:31 AM5:58 PM—8:52 AMWaning gibbous · 67%
Sat, Oct 35:30 AM5:59 PM12:19 AM9:55 AMLast quarter · 56%
Sun, Oct 46:28 AM6:59 PM1:17 AM12:04 PMWaning crescent · 44%
Mon, Oct 56:27 AM7:00 PM3:05 AM1:15 PMWaning crescent · 34%
Tue, Oct 66:26 AM7:01 PM3:45 AM2:25 PMWaning crescent · 23%
Wed, Oct 76:24 AM7:02 PM4:20 AM3:32 PMWaning crescent · 15%
Thu, Oct 86:23 AM7:02 PM4:50 AM4:38 PMWaning crescent · 8%
Fri, Oct 96:22 AM7:03 PM5:17 AM5:41 PMWaning crescent · 3%
Sat, Oct 106:20 AM7:04 PM5:44 AM6:43 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sun, Oct 116:19 AM7:05 PM6:12 AM7:45 PMNew moon · 0%
Mon, Oct 126:18 AM7:05 PM6:41 AM8:47 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Tue, Oct 136:16 AM7:06 PM7:14 AM9:49 PMWaxing crescent · 6%
Wed, Oct 146:15 AM7:07 PM7:51 AM10:49 PMWaxing crescent · 12%
Thu, Oct 156:14 AM7:08 PM8:34 AM11:46 PMWaxing crescent · 18%
Fri, Oct 166:13 AM7:09 PM9:22 AM—Waxing crescent · 26%
Sat, Oct 176:11 AM7:09 PM10:15 AM12:38 AMWaxing crescent · 35%
Sun, Oct 186:10 AM7:10 PM11:11 AM1:24 AMWaxing crescent · 44%
Mon, Oct 196:09 AM7:11 PM12:10 PM2:04 AMFirst quarter · 54%
Tue, Oct 206:08 AM7:12 PM1:10 PM2:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 63%
Wed, Oct 216:07 AM7:13 PM2:10 PM3:10 AMWaxing gibbous · 72%
Thu, Oct 226:05 AM7:14 PM3:10 PM3:38 AMWaxing gibbous · 81%
Fri, Oct 236:04 AM7:14 PM4:12 PM4:05 AMWaxing gibbous · 88%
Sat, Oct 246:03 AM7:15 PM5:15 PM4:31 AMWaxing gibbous · 94%
Sun, Oct 256:02 AM7:16 PM6:22 PM5:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 98%
Mon, Oct 266:01 AM7:17 PM7:32 PM5:31 AMFull moon · 100%
Tue, Oct 276:00 AM7:18 PM8:45 PM6:08 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Wed, Oct 285:59 AM7:19 PM9:59 PM6:51 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Thu, Oct 295:58 AM7:20 PM11:09 PM7:44 AMWaning gibbous · 89%
Fri, Oct 305:57 AM7:21 PM—8:46 AMWaning gibbous · 80%
Sat, Oct 315:56 AM7:21 PM12:11 AM9:55 AMWaning gibbous · 70%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 11:12 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 9:06 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 3:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).