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Wilmington, NC sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 7:30 AM, sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:19 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:06 AM6:55 PM10:17 PM12:38 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:06 AM6:54 PM11:21 PM1:43 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:07 AM6:52 PM—2:39 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:08 AM6:51 PM12:31 AM3:27 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:09 AM6:50 PM1:42 AM4:06 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:09 AM6:48 PM2:52 AM4:39 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:10 AM6:47 PM3:59 AM5:09 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:11 AM6:46 PM5:04 AM5:36 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:12 AM6:44 PM6:07 AM6:03 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:12 AM6:43 PM7:10 AM6:31 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:13 AM6:42 PM8:12 AM7:00 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:14 AM6:40 PM9:14 AM7:33 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:15 AM6:39 PM10:16 AM8:11 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:16 AM6:38 PM11:16 AM8:54 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:16 AM6:37 PM12:12 PM9:43 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:17 AM6:35 PM1:03 PM10:36 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:18 AM6:34 PM1:48 PM11:34 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:19 AM6:33 PM2:27 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:20 AM6:32 PM3:01 PM12:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:20 AM6:31 PM3:32 PM1:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:21 AM6:29 PM3:59 PM2:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:22 AM6:28 PM4:26 PM3:34 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:23 AM6:27 PM4:53 PM4:35 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:24 AM6:26 PM5:21 PM5:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:25 AM6:25 PM5:53 PM6:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:26 AM6:24 PM6:30 PM7:57 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:26 AM6:23 PM7:15 PM9:10 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:27 AM6:22 PM8:09 PM10:24 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:28 AM6:21 PM9:12 PM11:33 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:29 AM6:20 PM10:22 PM12:34 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:30 AM6:19 PM11:34 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).