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Tuscaloosa, AL sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 7:07 AM, sunset from 6:34 PM to 5:59 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:44 AM6:34 PM10:01 PM12:15 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:45 AM6:33 PM11:05 PM1:20 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:45 AM6:31 PM—2:16 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 46:46 AM6:30 PM12:14 AM3:04 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 56:47 AM6:29 PM1:25 AM3:43 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:47 AM6:27 PM2:34 AM4:17 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 76:48 AM6:26 PM3:40 AM4:47 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:49 AM6:25 PM4:44 AM5:15 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 96:50 AM6:23 PM5:47 AM5:43 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:50 AM6:22 PM6:49 AM6:11 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:51 AM6:21 PM7:51 AM6:42 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 126:52 AM6:20 PM8:52 AM7:15 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 136:53 AM6:18 PM9:54 AM7:53 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 146:53 AM6:17 PM10:53 AM8:37 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 156:54 AM6:16 PM11:49 AM9:26 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 166:55 AM6:15 PM12:40 PM10:20 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 176:56 AM6:14 PM1:25 PM11:17 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 186:57 AM6:12 PM2:04 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 196:57 AM6:11 PM2:39 PM12:15 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 206:58 AM6:10 PM3:09 PM1:15 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 216:59 AM6:09 PM3:38 PM2:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:00 AM6:08 PM4:05 PM3:14 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:01 AM6:07 PM4:32 PM4:16 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:01 AM6:06 PM5:02 PM5:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:02 AM6:05 PM5:34 PM6:25 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:03 AM6:04 PM6:12 PM7:35 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:04 AM6:03 PM6:58 PM8:48 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:05 AM6:02 PM7:53 PM10:01 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:06 AM6:01 PM8:56 PM11:10 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:06 AM6:00 PM10:05 PM12:11 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:07 AM5:59 PM11:17 PM1:02 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).