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Worcester, MA sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 7:19 AM, sunset from 6:28 PM to 5:41 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (EDT).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 16:44 AM6:28 PM9:20 PM12:44 PMWaning gibbous · 71%
Fri, Oct 26:45 AM6:26 PM10:24 PM1:50 PMWaning gibbous · 60%
Sat, Oct 36:46 AM6:25 PM11:37 PM2:43 PMLast quarter · 49%
Sun, Oct 46:47 AM6:23 PM—3:26 PMWaning crescent · 38%
Mon, Oct 56:48 AM6:21 PM12:53 AM4:00 PMWaning crescent · 27%
Tue, Oct 66:49 AM6:20 PM2:10 AM4:27 PMWaning crescent · 18%
Wed, Oct 76:50 AM6:18 PM3:23 AM4:50 PMWaning crescent · 10%
Thu, Oct 86:52 AM6:16 PM4:35 AM5:12 PMWaning crescent · 5%
Fri, Oct 96:53 AM6:15 PM5:44 AM5:33 PMWaning crescent · 1%
Sat, Oct 106:54 AM6:13 PM6:53 AM5:54 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 116:55 AM6:11 PM8:02 AM6:18 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 126:56 AM6:10 PM9:10 AM6:46 PMWaxing crescent · 4%
Tue, Oct 136:57 AM6:08 PM10:17 AM7:19 PMWaxing crescent · 9%
Wed, Oct 146:58 AM6:06 PM11:20 AM7:58 PMWaxing crescent · 16%
Thu, Oct 157:00 AM6:05 PM12:19 PM8:46 PMWaxing crescent · 23%
Fri, Oct 167:01 AM6:03 PM1:10 PM9:40 PMWaxing crescent · 32%
Sat, Oct 177:02 AM6:02 PM1:52 PM10:40 PMWaxing crescent · 41%
Sun, Oct 187:03 AM6:00 PM2:27 PM11:44 PMFirst quarter · 50%
Mon, Oct 197:04 AM5:58 PM2:57 PM—Waxing gibbous · 60%
Tue, Oct 207:05 AM5:57 PM3:22 PM12:49 AMWaxing gibbous · 69%
Wed, Oct 217:07 AM5:55 PM3:44 PM1:55 AMWaxing gibbous · 78%
Thu, Oct 227:08 AM5:54 PM4:05 PM3:01 AMWaxing gibbous · 86%
Fri, Oct 237:09 AM5:52 PM4:26 PM4:09 AMWaxing gibbous · 92%
Sat, Oct 247:10 AM5:51 PM4:48 PM5:20 AMWaxing gibbous · 97%
Sun, Oct 257:11 AM5:50 PM5:14 PM6:33 AMWaxing gibbous · 100%
Mon, Oct 267:13 AM5:48 PM5:44 PM7:50 AMFull moon · 99%
Tue, Oct 277:14 AM5:47 PM6:23 PM9:10 AMWaning gibbous · 97%
Wed, Oct 287:15 AM5:45 PM7:13 PM10:28 AMWaning gibbous · 91%
Thu, Oct 297:16 AM5:44 PM8:15 PM11:40 AMWaning gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 307:18 AM5:43 PM9:27 PM12:39 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Sat, Oct 317:19 AM5:41 PM10:44 PM1:26 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).