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Waco, TX sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:44 AM, sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:40 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:22 AM7:13 PM10:46 PM12:50 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:23 AM7:12 PM11:51 PM1:55 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:23 AM7:11 PM—2:51 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:24 AM7:09 PM12:59 AM3:39 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:25 AM7:08 PM2:09 AM4:20 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:25 AM7:07 PM3:17 AM4:55 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:26 AM7:06 PM4:22 AM5:26 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:27 AM7:04 PM5:25 AM5:55 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:27 AM7:03 PM6:27 AM6:23 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:28 AM7:02 PM7:27 AM6:53 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:29 AM7:01 PM8:28 AM7:24 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:29 AM7:00 PM9:29 AM7:59 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:30 AM6:58 PM10:29 AM8:38 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:31 AM6:57 PM11:28 AM9:22 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:31 AM6:56 PM12:24 PM10:11 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:32 AM6:55 PM1:14 PM11:05 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:33 AM6:54 PM2:00 PM—Waxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:34 AM6:53 PM2:39 PM12:02 AMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:34 AM6:52 PM3:15 PM1:00 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:35 AM6:51 PM3:46 PM1:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:36 AM6:49 PM4:15 PM2:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:37 AM6:48 PM4:44 PM3:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:37 AM6:47 PM5:12 PM4:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:38 AM6:46 PM5:43 PM5:58 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:39 AM6:45 PM6:17 PM7:04 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:40 AM6:44 PM6:56 PM8:13 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:40 AM6:43 PM7:43 PM9:25 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:41 AM6:42 PM8:38 PM10:37 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:42 AM6:42 PM9:42 PM11:45 AMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:43 AM6:41 PM10:51 PM12:46 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:44 AM6:40 PM—1:37 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).