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Virginia Beach sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:26 AM, sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:07 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:59 AM6:47 PM10:00 PM12:39 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:00 AM6:45 PM11:04 PM1:45 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:00 AM6:44 PM—2:40 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:01 AM6:42 PM12:14 AM3:26 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:02 AM6:41 PM1:27 AM4:04 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:03 AM6:39 PM2:39 AM4:35 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:04 AM6:38 PM3:48 AM5:03 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:05 AM6:36 PM4:55 AM5:28 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:06 AM6:35 PM6:00 AM5:54 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:07 AM6:34 PM7:04 AM6:19 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:07 AM6:32 PM8:09 AM6:47 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:08 AM6:31 PM9:13 AM7:19 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:09 AM6:29 PM10:16 AM7:55 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:10 AM6:28 PM11:17 AM8:37 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:11 AM6:27 PM12:14 PM9:25 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:12 AM6:25 PM1:05 PM10:19 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:13 AM6:24 PM1:49 PM11:17 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:14 AM6:23 PM2:27 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:15 AM6:21 PM3:00 PM12:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:16 AM6:20 PM3:28 PM1:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:17 AM6:19 PM3:54 PM2:21 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:18 AM6:18 PM4:19 PM3:24 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:19 AM6:16 PM4:44 PM4:27 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:19 AM6:15 PM5:11 PM5:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:20 AM6:14 PM5:41 PM6:42 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:21 AM6:13 PM6:16 PM7:55 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:22 AM6:12 PM6:59 PM9:10 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:23 AM6:11 PM7:52 PM10:25 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:24 AM6:09 PM8:55 PM11:35 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:25 AM6:08 PM10:05 PM12:35 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:26 AM6:07 PM11:18 PM1:25 PMWaning gibbous · 63%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 8:12 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 6:06 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
  • Mon, Oct 26 12:12 AMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).