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Wilmington, NC sky calendar · October 2027

Full moon: Fri, Oct 15. New moon: Fri, Oct 29. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 7:30 AM, sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:19 PM. 4 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Fri, Oct 17:05 AM6:55 PM8:47 AM7:37 PMWaxing crescent · 3%
Sat, Oct 27:06 AM6:54 PM9:55 AM8:15 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Sun, Oct 37:07 AM6:53 PM11:02 AM8:58 PMWaxing crescent · 15%
Mon, Oct 47:08 AM6:51 PM12:05 PM9:47 PMWaxing crescent · 24%
Tue, Oct 57:08 AM6:50 PM1:02 PM10:40 PMWaxing crescent · 33%
Wed, Oct 67:09 AM6:49 PM1:51 PM11:36 PMWaxing crescent · 42%
Thu, Oct 77:10 AM6:47 PM2:34 PM—First quarter · 52%
Fri, Oct 87:11 AM6:46 PM3:11 PM12:34 AMWaxing gibbous · 61%
Sat, Oct 97:11 AM6:45 PM3:43 PM1:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 70%
Sun, Oct 107:12 AM6:43 PM4:11 PM2:30 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Mon, Oct 117:13 AM6:42 PM4:38 PM3:27 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Tue, Oct 127:14 AM6:41 PM5:03 PM4:23 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Wed, Oct 137:15 AM6:39 PM5:28 PM5:20 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Thu, Oct 147:15 AM6:38 PM5:55 PM6:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Fri, Oct 157:16 AM6:37 PM6:25 PM7:19 AMFull moon · 100%
Sat, Oct 167:17 AM6:36 PM6:59 PM8:22 AMWaning gibbous · 99%
Sun, Oct 177:18 AM6:35 PM7:39 PM9:27 AMWaning gibbous · 95%
Mon, Oct 187:19 AM6:33 PM8:26 PM10:33 AMWaning gibbous · 89%
Tue, Oct 197:19 AM6:32 PM9:22 PM11:37 AMWaning gibbous · 82%
Wed, Oct 207:20 AM6:31 PM10:26 PM12:37 PMWaning gibbous · 73%
Thu, Oct 217:21 AM6:30 PM11:34 PM1:29 PMWaning gibbous · 62%
Fri, Oct 227:22 AM6:29 PM—2:14 PMLast quarter · 51%
Sat, Oct 237:23 AM6:27 PM12:45 AM2:53 PMWaning crescent · 39%
Sun, Oct 247:24 AM6:26 PM1:55 AM3:27 PMWaning crescent · 29%
Mon, Oct 257:25 AM6:25 PM3:03 AM3:58 PMWaning crescent · 19%
Tue, Oct 267:25 AM6:24 PM4:11 AM4:29 PMWaning crescent · 11%
Wed, Oct 277:26 AM6:23 PM5:19 AM4:59 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Thu, Oct 287:27 AM6:22 PM6:27 AM5:32 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Fri, Oct 297:28 AM6:21 PM7:35 AM6:08 PMNew moon · 0%
Sat, Oct 307:29 AM6:20 PM8:42 AM6:50 PMWaxing crescent · 2%
Sun, Oct 317:30 AM6:19 PM9:47 AM7:36 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).