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Zurich sky calendar · October 2026

Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 7:07 AM, sunset from 7:05 PM to 5:10 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+2).

DateSunriseSunsetMoonriseMoonsetMoon
Thu, Oct 17:24 AM7:05 PM9:20 PM1:32 PMWaning gibbous · 74%
Fri, Oct 27:25 AM7:03 PM10:21 PM2:41 PMWaning gibbous · 63%
Sat, Oct 37:27 AM7:01 PM11:35 PM3:36 PMLast quarter · 52%
Sun, Oct 47:28 AM6:59 PM—4:17 PMWaning crescent · 40%
Mon, Oct 57:30 AM6:57 PM12:55 AM4:47 PMWaning crescent · 30%
Tue, Oct 67:31 AM6:55 PM2:17 AM5:11 PMWaning crescent · 20%
Wed, Oct 77:32 AM6:53 PM3:37 AM5:30 PMWaning crescent · 12%
Thu, Oct 87:34 AM6:51 PM4:54 AM5:47 PMWaning crescent · 6%
Fri, Oct 97:35 AM6:49 PM6:09 AM6:03 PMWaning crescent · 2%
Sat, Oct 107:37 AM6:47 PM7:22 AM6:20 PMNew moon · 0%
Sun, Oct 117:38 AM6:45 PM8:36 AM6:39 PMWaxing crescent · 1%
Mon, Oct 127:39 AM6:43 PM9:49 AM7:01 PMWaxing crescent · 3%
Tue, Oct 137:41 AM6:42 PM11:01 AM7:28 PMWaxing crescent · 8%
Wed, Oct 147:42 AM6:40 PM12:09 PM8:03 PMWaxing crescent · 14%
Thu, Oct 157:44 AM6:38 PM1:11 PM8:47 PMWaxing crescent · 21%
Fri, Oct 167:45 AM6:36 PM2:04 PM9:40 PMWaxing crescent · 29%
Sat, Oct 177:46 AM6:34 PM2:46 PM10:41 PMWaxing crescent · 38%
Sun, Oct 187:48 AM6:32 PM3:20 PM11:48 PMFirst quarter · 48%
Mon, Oct 197:49 AM6:30 PM3:46 PM—Waxing gibbous · 57%
Tue, Oct 207:51 AM6:29 PM4:07 PM12:57 AMWaxing gibbous · 67%
Wed, Oct 217:52 AM6:27 PM4:26 PM2:08 AMWaxing gibbous · 76%
Thu, Oct 227:54 AM6:25 PM4:42 PM3:19 AMWaxing gibbous · 84%
Fri, Oct 237:55 AM6:23 PM4:59 PM4:31 AMWaxing gibbous · 91%
Sat, Oct 247:57 AM6:22 PM5:16 PM5:46 AMWaxing gibbous · 96%
Sun, Oct 256:58 AM5:20 PM4:36 PM6:03 AMWaxing gibbous · 99%
Mon, Oct 267:00 AM5:18 PM5:00 PM7:25 AMFull moon · 100%
Tue, Oct 277:01 AM5:17 PM5:32 PM8:50 AMWaning gibbous · 98%
Wed, Oct 287:03 AM5:15 PM6:15 PM10:14 AMWaning gibbous · 93%
Thu, Oct 297:04 AM5:13 PM7:13 PM11:29 AMWaning gibbous · 85%
Fri, Oct 307:06 AM5:12 PM8:25 PM12:31 PMWaning gibbous · 76%
Sat, Oct 317:07 AM5:10 PM9:45 PM1:16 PMWaning gibbous · 66%

Sky events this month

  • Sun, Oct 4 2:12 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Oct 9Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Mon, Oct 12 12:06 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky25° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Wed, Oct 21Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Mon, Oct 26 5:12 AMFull moon

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).