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Tucson sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:39 AM, sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:34 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (MST).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:17 AM6:08 PM9:42 PM11:50 AMWaning gibbous · 70%
Fri, Oct 26:18 AM6:06 PM10:46 PM12:54 PMWaning gibbous · 59%
Sat, Oct 36:19 AM6:05 PM11:55 PM1:50 PMLast quarter · 47%
Sun, Oct 46:19 AM6:04 PM—2:38 PMWaning crescent · 36%
Mon, Oct 56:20 AM6:03 PM1:05 AM3:17 PMWaning crescent · 26%
Tue, Oct 66:21 AM6:01 PM2:13 AM3:52 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:21 AM6:00 PM3:19 AM4:22 PMWaning crescent · 9%
Thu, Oct 86:22 AM5:59 PM4:22 AM4:51 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:23 AM5:58 PM5:24 AM5:19 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:23 AM5:56 PM6:25 AM5:48 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:24 AM5:55 PM7:26 AM6:19 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Mon, Oct 126:25 AM5:54 PM8:28 AM6:54 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 136:26 AM5:53 PM9:28 AM7:33 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 146:26 AM5:52 PM10:27 AM8:17 PMWaxing crescent · 17%
Thu, Oct 156:27 AM5:50 PM11:23 AM9:06 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 166:28 AM5:49 PM12:13 PM10:00 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Sat, Oct 176:28 AM5:48 PM12:58 PM10:57 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Sun, Oct 186:29 AM5:47 PM1:38 PM11:55 PMFirst quarter · 51%
Mon, Oct 196:30 AM5:46 PM2:12 PM—Waxing gibbous · 61%
Tue, Oct 206:31 AM5:45 PM2:43 PM12:54 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Wed, Oct 216:31 AM5:44 PM3:12 PM1:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 79%
Thu, Oct 226:32 AM5:43 PM3:40 PM2:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 87%
Fri, Oct 236:33 AM5:42 PM4:08 PM3:53 AMWaxing gibbous · 93%
Sat, Oct 246:34 AM5:41 PM4:38 PM4:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 256:35 AM5:39 PM5:12 PM6:02 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 266:35 AM5:38 PM5:51 PM7:12 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 276:36 AM5:37 PM6:38 PM8:24 AMWaning gibbous · 96%
Wed, Oct 286:37 AM5:37 PM7:33 PM9:36 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 296:38 AM5:36 PM8:37 PM10:45 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 306:39 AM5:35 PM9:47 PM11:45 AMWaning gibbous · 73%
Sat, Oct 316:39 AM5:34 PM10:57 PM12:36 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).