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Tacoma, WA sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 7:51 AM, sunset from 6:48 PM to 5:54 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (PDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:09 AM6:48 PM9:26 PM1:42 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 27:10 AM6:46 PM10:32 PM2:46 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 37:11 AM6:44 PM11:48 PM3:35 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 47:13 AM6:42 PM—4:12 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 57:14 AM6:40 PM1:10 AM4:40 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 67:15 AM6:39 PM2:31 AM5:02 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:17 AM6:37 PM3:49 AM5:20 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 87:18 AM6:35 PM5:05 AM5:37 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:20 AM6:33 PM6:20 AM5:53 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:21 AM6:31 PM7:33 AM6:11 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:22 AM6:29 PM8:46 AM6:31 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 127:24 AM6:27 PM9:59 AM6:55 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:25 AM6:25 PM11:10 AM7:25 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:27 AM6:23 PM12:16 PM8:03 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 157:28 AM6:21 PM1:15 PM8:50 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:29 AM6:19 PM2:04 PM9:46 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 177:31 AM6:18 PM2:43 PM10:50 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 187:32 AM6:16 PM3:13 PM11:57 PMFirst quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 197:34 AM6:14 PM3:38 PM—Waxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 207:35 AM6:12 PM3:58 PM1:07 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 217:37 AM6:10 PM4:16 PM2:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 227:38 AM6:09 PM4:32 PM3:29 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 237:40 AM6:07 PM4:49 PM4:42 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 247:41 AM6:05 PM5:07 PM5:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:43 AM6:04 PM5:28 PM7:17 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:44 AM6:02 PM5:55 PM8:40 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:45 AM6:00 PM6:31 PM10:04 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 287:47 AM5:59 PM7:19 PM11:26 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:48 AM5:57 PM8:22 PM12:37 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:50 AM5:55 PM9:38 PM1:32 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 317:51 AM5:54 PM10:59 PM2:13 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).