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Washington, D.C. sky calendar · October 2027

Full moon: Fri, Oct 15. New moon: Fri, Oct 29. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 7:34 AM, sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:08 PM. 4 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Fri, Oct 17:03 AM6:51 PM8:52 AM7:24 PMWaxing crescent · 3%
Sat, Oct 27:04 AM6:49 PM10:03 AM7:59 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Sun, Oct 37:05 AM6:47 PM11:13 AM8:40 PMWaxing crescent · 15%
Mon, Oct 47:06 AM6:46 PM12:17 PM9:27 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Tue, Oct 57:07 AM6:44 PM1:15 PM10:20 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, Oct 67:08 AM6:43 PM2:04 PM11:17 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Thu, Oct 77:09 AM6:41 PM2:45 PM—First quarter · 52%
Fri, Oct 87:10 AM6:40 PM3:20 PM12:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 61%
Sat, Oct 97:11 AM6:38 PM3:49 PM1:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Sun, Oct 107:12 AM6:37 PM4:15 PM2:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Mon, Oct 117:13 AM6:35 PM4:38 PM3:18 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Tue, Oct 127:14 AM6:34 PM5:00 PM4:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Wed, Oct 137:15 AM6:32 PM5:23 PM5:17 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Thu, Oct 147:16 AM6:31 PM5:47 PM6:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Fri, Oct 157:17 AM6:29 PM6:13 PM7:22 AMFull moon · 100%
Sat, Oct 167:18 AM6:28 PM6:44 PM8:28 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Sun, Oct 177:19 AM6:27 PM7:22 PM9:36 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Mon, Oct 187:20 AM6:25 PM8:07 PM10:45 AMWaning gibbous · 89%
Tue, Oct 197:21 AM6:24 PM9:02 PM11:50 AMWaning gibbous · 82%
Wed, Oct 207:22 AM6:22 PM10:06 PM12:49 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Thu, Oct 217:23 AM6:21 PM11:17 PM1:40 PMWaning gibbous · 62%
Fri, Oct 227:24 AM6:20 PM—2:23 PMLast quarter · 51%
Sat, Oct 237:25 AM6:18 PM12:30 AM2:58 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, Oct 247:26 AM6:17 PM1:44 AM3:29 PMWaning crescent · 29%
Mon, Oct 257:27 AM6:16 PM2:56 AM3:57 PMWaning crescent · 19%
Tue, Oct 267:28 AM6:14 PM4:08 AM4:24 PMWaning crescent · 11%
Wed, Oct 277:29 AM6:13 PM5:19 AM4:51 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Thu, Oct 287:30 AM6:12 PM6:30 AM5:21 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Fri, Oct 297:31 AM6:11 PM7:41 AM5:54 PMNew moon · 0%
Sat, Oct 307:33 AM6:10 PM8:52 AM6:32 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sun, Oct 317:34 AM6:08 PM9:59 AM7:17 PMWaxing crescent · 5%

Sky events this month

  • Fri, Oct 8Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Fri, Oct 15 9:47 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Oct 17 8:18 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Wed, Oct 20Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).