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Washington, D.C. sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 7:34 AM, sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:08 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:04 AM6:50 PM9:56 PM12:52 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:05 AM6:49 PM11:00 PM1:57 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:06 AM6:47 PM—2:52 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:06 AM6:46 PM12:12 AM3:37 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:07 AM6:44 PM1:26 AM4:13 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:08 AM6:42 PM2:39 AM4:43 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:09 AM6:41 PM3:50 AM5:09 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:10 AM6:39 PM4:58 AM5:33 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:11 AM6:38 PM6:05 AM5:56 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:12 AM6:36 PM7:11 AM6:21 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:13 AM6:35 PM8:17 AM6:47 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:14 AM6:33 PM9:22 AM7:17 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:15 AM6:32 PM10:27 AM7:53 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:16 AM6:30 PM11:29 AM8:34 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:17 AM6:29 PM12:26 PM9:22 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:18 AM6:28 PM1:17 PM10:16 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:19 AM6:26 PM2:01 PM11:15 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:20 AM6:25 PM2:38 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:21 AM6:23 PM3:09 PM12:16 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:22 AM6:22 PM3:36 PM1:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:23 AM6:21 PM4:01 PM2:22 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:24 AM6:19 PM4:24 PM3:26 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:25 AM6:18 PM4:48 PM4:32 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:26 AM6:17 PM5:13 PM5:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:27 AM6:15 PM5:42 PM6:50 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:28 AM6:14 PM6:15 PM8:04 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:30 AM6:13 PM6:57 PM9:21 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:31 AM6:12 PM7:49 PM10:37 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:32 AM6:10 PM8:52 PM11:47 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:33 AM6:09 PM10:02 PM12:47 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:34 AM6:08 PM11:17 PM1:36 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).