Taipei sky calendar · October 2026
Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 6:00 AM, sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:14 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+8).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 5:45 AM | 5:41 PM | 8:55 PM | 10:16 AM | Waning gibbous · 76% |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:46 AM | 5:40 PM | 9:55 PM | 11:22 AM | Waning gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:46 AM | 5:39 PM | 11:01 PM | 12:24 PM | Last quarter · 55% |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:47 AM | 5:38 PM | — | 1:19 PM | Waning crescent · 43% |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:47 AM | 5:36 PM | 12:08 AM | 2:07 PM | Waning crescent · 32% |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:47 AM | 5:35 PM | 1:13 AM | 2:49 PM | Waning crescent · 22% |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:48 AM | 5:34 PM | 2:17 AM | 3:26 PM | Waning crescent · 14% |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:48 AM | 5:33 PM | 3:17 AM | 4:00 PM | Waning crescent · 7% |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:49 AM | 5:32 PM | 4:15 AM | 4:33 PM | Waning crescent · 3% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:49 AM | 5:31 PM | 5:12 AM | 5:05 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:50 AM | 5:31 PM | 6:09 AM | 5:39 PM | Waxing crescent · 0% |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:50 AM | 5:30 PM | 7:06 AM | 6:15 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:50 AM | 5:29 PM | 8:03 AM | 6:54 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:51 AM | 5:28 PM | 9:01 AM | 7:38 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:51 AM | 5:27 PM | 9:57 AM | 8:25 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:52 AM | 5:26 PM | 10:50 AM | 9:16 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:52 AM | 5:25 PM | 11:39 AM | 10:10 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:53 AM | 5:24 PM | 12:24 PM | 11:05 PM | Waxing crescent · 45% |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:53 AM | 5:23 PM | 1:05 PM | — | First quarter · 55% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:54 AM | 5:22 PM | 1:41 PM | 12:01 AM | Waxing gibbous · 64% |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:54 AM | 5:21 PM | 2:15 PM | 12:56 AM | Waxing gibbous · 73% |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:55 AM | 5:21 PM | 2:47 PM | 1:51 AM | Waxing gibbous · 82% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:55 AM | 5:20 PM | 3:19 PM | 2:47 AM | Waxing gibbous · 89% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:56 AM | 5:19 PM | 3:52 PM | 3:44 AM | Waxing gibbous · 95% |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:57 AM | 5:18 PM | 4:28 PM | 4:43 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:57 AM | 5:17 PM | 5:08 PM | 5:46 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:58 AM | 5:17 PM | 5:53 PM | 6:52 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:58 AM | 5:16 PM | 6:46 PM | 8:01 AM | Waning gibbous · 94% |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:59 AM | 5:15 PM | 7:47 PM | 9:11 AM | Waning gibbous · 88% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:59 AM | 5:14 PM | 8:53 PM | 10:16 AM | Waning gibbous · 79% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:00 AM | 5:14 PM | 10:00 PM | 11:15 AM | Waning gibbous · 69% |
Sky events this month
- Sun, Oct 4 8:12 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 6:06 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 12:12 PMFull moon
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).