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Winston-Salem sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 7:42 AM, sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:25 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:16 AM7:04 PM10:20 PM12:55 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 27:16 AM7:02 PM11:24 PM2:00 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 37:17 AM7:01 PM—2:55 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 47:18 AM7:00 PM12:35 AM3:41 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 57:19 AM6:58 PM1:47 AM4:19 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 67:20 AM6:57 PM2:58 AM4:52 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 77:21 AM6:55 PM4:07 AM5:20 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 87:21 AM6:54 PM5:13 AM5:46 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 97:22 AM6:53 PM6:18 AM6:11 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 107:23 AM6:51 PM7:21 AM6:38 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:24 AM6:50 PM8:25 AM7:06 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:25 AM6:48 PM9:29 AM7:38 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 137:26 AM6:47 PM10:31 AM8:15 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 147:27 AM6:46 PM11:32 AM8:57 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:27 AM6:44 PM12:29 PM9:46 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:28 AM6:43 PM1:20 PM10:40 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:29 AM6:42 PM2:04 PM11:37 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:30 AM6:41 PM2:42 PM—First quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:31 AM6:39 PM3:15 PM12:38 AMWaxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:32 AM6:38 PM3:44 PM1:39 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:33 AM6:37 PM4:11 PM2:40 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:34 AM6:36 PM4:36 PM3:42 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:35 AM6:34 PM5:02 PM4:45 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:36 AM6:33 PM5:29 PM5:50 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:37 AM6:32 PM6:00 PM6:59 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:37 AM6:31 PM6:36 PM8:11 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:38 AM6:30 PM7:19 PM9:26 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:39 AM6:29 PM8:13 PM10:40 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:40 AM6:28 PM9:16 PM11:50 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:41 AM6:26 PM10:26 PM12:50 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:42 AM6:25 PM11:38 PM1:40 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).