OrbitNight
← Night sky over Torrance, CA tonight

Torrance, CA sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 7:11 AM, sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:01 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (PDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:47 AM6:37 PM10:07 PM12:26 PMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 26:48 AM6:36 PM11:12 PM1:30 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 36:49 AM6:34 PM—2:26 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 46:50 AM6:33 PM12:22 AM3:12 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 56:50 AM6:32 PM1:32 AM3:51 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 66:51 AM6:30 PM2:42 AM4:24 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:52 AM6:29 PM3:49 AM4:54 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 86:53 AM6:28 PM4:53 AM5:21 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:53 AM6:26 PM5:56 AM5:48 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:54 AM6:25 PM6:58 AM6:16 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:55 AM6:24 PM8:00 AM6:46 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 126:56 AM6:22 PM9:02 AM7:20 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 136:56 AM6:21 PM10:04 AM7:59 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 146:57 AM6:20 PM11:03 AM8:42 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 156:58 AM6:19 PM11:59 AM9:32 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 166:59 AM6:18 PM12:49 PM10:26 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 177:00 AM6:16 PM1:34 PM11:23 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 187:00 AM6:15 PM2:12 PM—First quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 197:01 AM6:14 PM2:46 PM12:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 207:02 AM6:13 PM3:16 PM1:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 217:03 AM6:12 PM3:44 PM2:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 227:04 AM6:11 PM4:11 PM3:23 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 237:05 AM6:09 PM4:38 PM4:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 247:05 AM6:08 PM5:07 PM5:28 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:06 AM6:07 PM5:40 PM6:35 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:07 AM6:06 PM6:18 PM7:46 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:08 AM6:05 PM7:04 PM9:00 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 287:09 AM6:04 PM7:59 PM10:13 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:10 AM6:03 PM9:03 PM11:21 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:11 AM6:02 PM10:13 PM12:21 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 317:11 AM6:01 PM11:25 PM1:11 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).