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Wichita sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Sun, Oct 25. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:25 AM to 7:53 AM, sunset from 7:12 PM to 6:31 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:25 AM7:12 PM10:26 PM1:12 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:25 AM7:10 PM11:30 PM2:17 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:26 AM7:09 PM—3:12 PMLast quarter · 48%
Sun, Oct 47:27 AM7:07 PM12:41 AM3:56 PMWaning crescent · 37%
Mon, Oct 57:28 AM7:06 PM1:54 AM4:33 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:29 AM7:04 PM3:07 AM5:04 PMWaning crescent · 17%
Wed, Oct 77:30 AM7:03 PM4:16 AM5:30 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:31 AM7:01 PM5:24 AM5:55 PMWaning crescent · 4%
Fri, Oct 97:32 AM7:00 PM6:30 AM6:20 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:33 AM6:58 PM7:35 AM6:45 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:34 AM6:57 PM8:39 AM7:13 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:34 AM6:56 PM9:44 AM7:44 PMWaxing crescent · 5%
Tue, Oct 137:35 AM6:54 PM10:48 AM8:20 PMWaxing crescent · 10%
Wed, Oct 147:36 AM6:53 PM11:49 AM9:02 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:37 AM6:51 PM12:46 PM9:51 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Fri, Oct 167:38 AM6:50 PM1:36 PM10:45 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:39 AM6:49 PM2:20 PM11:43 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:40 AM6:47 PM2:57 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:41 AM6:46 PM3:29 PM12:44 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:42 AM6:45 PM3:57 PM1:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:43 AM6:43 PM4:22 PM2:49 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:44 AM6:42 PM4:46 PM3:52 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:45 AM6:41 PM5:11 PM4:56 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:46 AM6:39 PM5:37 PM6:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:47 AM6:38 PM6:07 PM7:13 AMFull moon · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:48 AM6:37 PM6:42 PM8:27 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:49 AM6:36 PM7:25 PM9:43 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:50 AM6:35 PM8:18 PM10:58 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:51 AM6:33 PM9:21 PM12:07 PMWaning gibbous · 83%
Fri, Oct 307:52 AM6:32 PM10:32 PM1:07 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:53 AM6:31 PM11:46 PM1:55 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).