Aurora Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in October 2026
Day length goes from 12 h 01 min on October 1 to 11 h 39 min on October 31. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:44 AM and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:23 PM.
Every day
Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Golden hour | Full dark | Day length | Change | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 5:18 AM | 5:39 AM | 5:40 PM | 6:01 PM | 5:12 PM | 6:51 PM | 12 h 01 min | Waning gibbous, 78% | 9:19 PM | 9:44 AM | |
| Oct 2 | 5:18 AM | 5:39 AM | 5:39 PM | 6:01 PM | 5:11 PM | 6:50 PM | 12 h 00 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 69% | 10:21 PM | 10:49 AM |
| Oct 3 | 5:18 AM | 5:39 AM | 5:39 PM | 6:00 PM | 5:10 PM | 6:49 PM | 12 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter 9:25 PM | 11:25 PM | 11:51 AM |
| Oct 4 | 5:18 AM | 5:39 AM | 5:38 PM | 5:59 PM | 5:10 PM | 6:49 PM | 11 h 59 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter, 48% | 12:49 PM | |
| Oct 5 | 5:18 AM | 5:39 AM | 5:37 PM | 5:59 PM | 5:09 PM | 6:48 PM | 11 h 58 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 38% | 12:28 AM | 1:42 PM |
| Oct 6 | 5:18 AM | 5:40 AM | 5:37 PM | 5:58 PM | 5:08 PM | 6:47 PM | 11 h 57 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 28% | 1:28 AM | 2:29 PM |
| Oct 7 | 5:18 AM | 5:40 AM | 5:36 PM | 5:57 PM | 5:08 PM | 6:47 PM | 11 h 56 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 19% | 2:26 AM | 3:12 PM |
| Oct 8 | 5:18 AM | 5:40 AM | 5:35 PM | 5:57 PM | 5:07 PM | 6:46 PM | 11 h 55 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 11% | 3:20 AM | 3:53 PM |
| Oct 9 | 5:18 AM | 5:40 AM | 5:35 PM | 5:56 PM | 5:06 PM | 6:45 PM | 11 h 55 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 5% | 4:12 AM | 4:32 PM |
| Oct 10 | 5:18 AM | 5:40 AM | 5:34 PM | 5:55 PM | 5:06 PM | 6:45 PM | 11 h 54 min | -1.0 min | New moon 11:50 PM | 5:03 AM | 5:10 PM |
| Oct 11 | 5:19 AM | 5:40 AM | 5:33 PM | 5:55 PM | 5:05 PM | 6:44 PM | 11 h 53 min | -1.0 min | New moon, 0% | 5:54 AM | 5:49 PM |
| Oct 12 | 5:19 AM | 5:40 AM | 5:33 PM | 5:54 PM | 5:04 PM | 6:44 PM | 11 h 53 min | +0.0 min | New moon, 1% | 6:46 AM | 6:31 PM |
| Oct 13 | 5:19 AM | 5:40 AM | 5:32 PM | 5:54 PM | 5:04 PM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 52 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 4% | 7:38 AM | 7:15 PM |
| Oct 14 | 5:19 AM | 5:40 AM | 5:32 PM | 5:53 PM | 5:03 PM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 52 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 9% | 8:31 AM | 8:01 PM |
| Oct 15 | 5:19 AM | 5:40 AM | 5:31 PM | 5:52 PM | 5:02 PM | 6:42 PM | 11 h 51 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 15% | 9:25 AM | 8:51 PM |
| Oct 16 | 5:19 AM | 5:41 AM | 5:30 PM | 5:52 PM | 5:02 PM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 49 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 24% | 10:18 AM | 9:42 PM |
| Oct 17 | 5:19 AM | 5:41 AM | 5:30 PM | 5:51 PM | 5:01 PM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 49 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 33% | 11:08 AM | 10:35 PM |
| Oct 18 | 5:19 AM | 5:41 AM | 5:29 PM | 5:51 PM | 5:01 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 48 min | -1.0 min | First quarter, 44% | 11:55 AM | 11:27 PM |
| Oct 19 | 5:19 AM | 5:41 AM | 5:29 PM | 5:50 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 48 min | +0.0 min | First quarter 12:12 AM | 12:39 PM | |
| Oct 20 | 5:20 AM | 5:41 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:50 PM | 5:00 PM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 47 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 65% | 1:21 PM | 12:18 AM |
| Oct 21 | 5:20 AM | 5:41 AM | 5:28 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:59 PM | 6:39 PM | 11 h 47 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 74% | 2:00 PM | 1:08 AM |
| Oct 22 | 5:20 AM | 5:41 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:49 PM | 4:58 PM | 6:39 PM | 11 h 46 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 83% | 2:37 PM | 1:58 AM |
| Oct 23 | 5:20 AM | 5:42 AM | 5:27 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:58 PM | 6:38 PM | 11 h 45 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 90% | 3:15 PM | 2:47 AM |
| Oct 24 | 5:20 AM | 5:42 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:48 PM | 4:57 PM | 6:38 PM | 11 h 44 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 3:54 PM | 3:38 AM |
| Oct 25 | 5:20 AM | 5:42 AM | 5:26 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:57 PM | 6:37 PM | 11 h 44 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 4:36 PM | 4:31 AM |
| Oct 26 | 5:21 AM | 5:42 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:56 PM | 6:37 PM | 11 h 43 min | -1.0 min | Full moon 12:11 PM | 5:21 PM | 5:27 AM |
| Oct 27 | 5:21 AM | 5:43 AM | 5:25 PM | 5:47 PM | 4:56 PM | 6:37 PM | 11 h 42 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 6:12 PM | 6:27 AM |
| Oct 28 | 5:21 AM | 5:43 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:46 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:36 PM | 11 h 41 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 7:10 PM | 7:31 AM |
| Oct 29 | 5:21 AM | 5:43 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:46 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:36 PM | 11 h 41 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 8:12 PM | 8:38 AM |
| Oct 30 | 5:21 AM | 5:43 AM | 5:24 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:55 PM | 6:36 PM | 11 h 41 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 83% | 9:17 PM | 9:43 AM |
| Oct 31 | 5:22 AM | 5:44 AM | 5:23 PM | 5:45 PM | 4:54 PM | 6:36 PM | 11 h 39 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 74% | 10:22 PM | 10:44 AM |
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Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.