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Topeka, KS sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 7:49 AM, sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:22 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:18 AM7:05 PM10:14 PM1:10 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:19 AM7:03 PM11:18 PM2:15 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:20 AM7:02 PM—3:10 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:21 AM7:00 PM12:30 AM3:54 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:22 AM6:58 PM1:44 AM4:29 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:23 AM6:57 PM2:57 AM4:59 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:24 AM6:55 PM4:08 AM5:25 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:25 AM6:54 PM5:16 AM5:49 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:26 AM6:52 PM6:23 AM6:12 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:27 AM6:51 PM7:29 AM6:37 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:28 AM6:49 PM8:35 AM7:03 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:29 AM6:48 PM9:41 AM7:33 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:30 AM6:46 PM10:45 AM8:09 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:31 AM6:45 PM11:47 AM8:50 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:32 AM6:43 PM12:44 PM9:38 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:33 AM6:42 PM1:35 PM10:33 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:34 AM6:41 PM2:18 PM11:32 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:35 AM6:39 PM2:54 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:36 AM6:38 PM3:25 PM12:34 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:37 AM6:36 PM3:52 PM1:37 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:38 AM6:35 PM4:17 PM2:40 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:39 AM6:34 PM4:40 PM3:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:40 AM6:32 PM5:04 PM4:50 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:41 AM6:31 PM5:29 PM5:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:42 AM6:30 PM5:57 PM7:08 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:43 AM6:29 PM6:32 PM8:23 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:44 AM6:27 PM7:14 PM9:40 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:46 AM6:26 PM8:06 PM10:56 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:47 AM6:25 PM9:09 PM12:06 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:48 AM6:24 PM10:20 PM1:05 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:49 AM6:22 PM11:35 PM1:53 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 7:12 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 5:06 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 11:12 PMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).