Varanasi sky calendar · October 2026
Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 6:05 AM, sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:18 PM. 7 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+5:30).
October 2026
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Saturday, October 31 · Today
Waning gibbous
68% lit
Chance of a good view72% · Good
clouds 6% · Moon 68% lit
No special sky events this day.
- Sunrise
- 6:05 AM
- Sunset
- 5:18 PM
- Moonrise
- 10:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
Dot: chance of a good view (green good, yellow fair, red poor) · Clouds: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), for the next ~9 days.
Sunrise, sunset and moonrise table
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 5:50 AM | 5:45 PM | 9:04 PM | 10:28 AM | Waning gibbous · 75% |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:50 AM | 5:44 PM | 10:06 PM | 11:34 AM | Waning gibbous · 65% |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:50 AM | 5:43 PM | 11:12 PM | 12:35 PM | Last quarter · 53% |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:51 AM | 5:42 PM | — | 1:30 PM | Waning crescent · 42% |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:51 AM | 5:40 PM | 12:19 AM | 2:17 PM | Waning crescent · 31% |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:52 AM | 5:39 PM | 1:24 AM | 2:58 PM | Waning crescent · 21% |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:52 AM | 5:38 PM | 2:27 AM | 3:34 PM | Waning crescent · 13% |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:53 AM | 5:37 PM | 3:27 AM | 4:08 PM | Waning crescent · 6% |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:53 AM | 5:36 PM | 4:25 AM | 4:40 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:54 AM | 5:35 PM | 5:23 AM | 5:13 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:54 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:20 AM | 5:46 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:54 AM | 5:34 PM | 7:17 AM | 6:23 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:55 AM | 5:33 PM | 8:14 AM | 7:02 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:55 AM | 5:32 PM | 9:12 AM | 7:46 PM | Waxing crescent · 13% |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:56 AM | 5:31 PM | 10:08 AM | 8:34 PM | Waxing crescent · 20% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:56 AM | 5:30 PM | 11:00 AM | 9:26 PM | Waxing crescent · 28% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:57 AM | 5:29 PM | 11:49 AM | 10:20 PM | Waxing crescent · 37% |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:57 AM | 5:28 PM | 12:34 PM | 11:15 PM | First quarter · 46% |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:58 AM | 5:27 PM | 1:13 PM | — | Waxing gibbous · 56% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:58 AM | 5:26 PM | 1:50 PM | 12:11 AM | Waxing gibbous · 65% |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:59 AM | 5:25 PM | 2:23 PM | 1:06 AM | Waxing gibbous · 74% |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:59 AM | 5:24 PM | 2:55 PM | 2:01 AM | Waxing gibbous · 83% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:00 AM | 5:24 PM | 3:27 PM | 2:57 AM | Waxing gibbous · 90% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:01 AM | 5:23 PM | 4:00 PM | 3:54 AM | Waxing gibbous · 95% |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:01 AM | 5:22 PM | 4:36 PM | 4:54 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:02 AM | 5:21 PM | 5:16 PM | 5:57 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:02 AM | 5:20 PM | 6:02 PM | 7:04 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:03 AM | 5:20 PM | 6:56 PM | 8:14 AM | Waning gibbous · 94% |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:03 AM | 5:19 PM | 7:57 PM | 9:23 AM | Waning gibbous · 87% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:04 AM | 5:18 PM | 9:03 PM | 10:28 AM | Waning gibbous · 78% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:05 AM | 5:18 PM | 10:11 PM | 11:26 AM | Waning gibbous · 68% |
Sky events this month
- Sun, Oct 4 5:42 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
- Mon, Oct 5 11:41 AMThe Moon and Mars side by side1.1° apart, before dawn
- Tue, Oct 6 3:53 PMThe Moon and Jupiter side by side0.2° apart, before dawn
- 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 3:36 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 9:42 AMFull moon
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).