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SkyWatch: October 2026
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Dates and times are Universal Time |
Location Information for Rise/Set times
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)
Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)
Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)
Sun Information
Currently (Sun, 2026 Oct 04 03:18 UT)
RA 12 38 18.2Dec -04 07 26.3
X -0.983525
Y -0.168135
Z -0.072875
R 1.000450
Local time for sunrise/sunset/twilight
Nautical Twilight (NT): Sun 12º below horizon
Astronomical Twilight (AT): Sun 18º below horizon
| Local Date | AT Start | NT Start | CT Start | Sun Rise | Sun Set | CT End | NT End | AT End |
| 2026 Oct 03 | 04:29 | 05:00 | 05:31 | 05:58 | 17:37 | 18:03 | 18:34 | 19:05 |
| 2026 Oct 04 | 04:30 | 05:01 | 05:32 | 05:59 | 17:35 | 18:02 | 18:33 | 19:04 |
| 2026 Oct 05 | 04:31 | 05:02 | 05:33 | 05:59 | 17:34 | 18:00 | 18:31 | 19:02 |
Moon Information
Currently (Sun, 2026 Oct 04 03:18 UT)
RA 07 22 23.1Selected Positions for October 2026
Dec +25 29 20.1
Phase -0.432 (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax 0.986 degrees
Diameter 32.23 arcminutes
Elong (RA) 79WLocal time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)
UT Date Rise Transit Set 2026 Oct 03 21:56 05:54 13:47 2026 Oct 04 23:08 06:54 14:24 2026 Oct 05 00:22 07:50 14:55 Phases for 2026
New First Full Last
Nov 20 2025 06:48 Nov 28 2025 07:00 Dec 04 2025 23:15 Dec 11 2025 20:52
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Dec 20 2025 01:44 Dec 27 2025 19:11 Jan 03 2026 10:04 Jan 10 2026 15:49
Jan 18 2026 19:53 Jan 26 2026 04:48 Feb 01 2026 22:10 Feb 09 2026 12:44
Feb 17 2026 12:02 Feb 24 2026 12:28 Mar 03 2026 11:39 Mar 11 2026 09:39
Mar 19 2026 01:24 Mar 25 2026 19:18 Apr 02 2026 02:12 Apr 10 2026 04:52
Apr 17 2026 11:52 Apr 24 2026 02:32 May 01 2026 17:24 May 09 2026 21:11
May 16 2026 20:01 May 23 2026 11:12 May 31 2026 08:45 Jun 08 2026 10:01
Jun 15 2026 02:54 Jun 21 2026 21:56 Jun 29 2026 23:57 Jul 07 2026 19:30
Jul 14 2026 09:44 Jul 21 2026 11:06 Jul 29 2026 14:36 Aug 06 2026 02:22
Aug 12 2026 17:37 Aug 20 2026 02:47 Aug 28 2026 04:19 Sep 04 2026 07:52
Sep 11 2026 03:27 Sep 18 2026 20:44 Sep 26 2026 16:49 Oct 03 2026 13:26
Oct 10 2026 15:50 Oct 18 2026 16:13 Oct 26 2026 04:12 Nov 01 2026 20:29
Nov 09 2026 07:02 Nov 17 2026 11:48 Nov 24 2026 14:54 Dec 01 2026 06:09
Dec 09 2026 00:52 Dec 17 2026 05:43 Dec 24 2026 01:29 Dec 30 2026 19:00
Jan 07 2027 20:25 Jan 15 2027 20:35 Jan 22 2027 12:18 Jan 29 2027 10:56Planet Information
Currently (Sun, 2026 Oct 04 03:18 UT)
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun 12 38 18.2 -04 07 26.3
Opposition 00 38 18.2 +04 07 26.3 180E 17:36 23:46 05:58
Mercury 14 04 48.1 -14 53 06.2 24E 08:07 13:13 18:16
Venus 14 12 52.3 -21 06 02.4 29E 08:34 13:17 18:00
Mars 08 22 26.8 +20 30 37.8 67W 00:23 07:29 14:35
Jupiter 09 29 26.9 +15 27 52.8 51W 01:47 08:35 15:22
Saturn 00 44 33.8 +01 50 23.9 177W 17:49 23:51 05:53
Uranus 04 12 44.9 +20 59 39.0 125W 20:11 03:19 10:27
Neptune 00 11 03.9 -00 20 57.9 172E 17:23 23:18 05:13
Pluto 20 24 17.8 -23 43 20.4 112E 14:43 19:20 23:48
Oct 01 2026 Oct 16 2026 Oct 31 2026
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Sun 12 27 25.9 -02 57 45.1 13 22 23.8 -08 40 16.5 15 23 29.8 -18 35 11.2
Opposition 00 27 25.9 +02 57 45.1 180E 01 22 23.8 +08 40 16.5 180E 03 23 29.8 +18 35 11.2 180E
Mercury 13 50 19.1 -13 12 58.3 23E 14 54 04.5 -19 52 15.8 25E 14 14 33.1 -11 04 14.4 18W
Venus 14 12 50.7 -20 50 45.2 31E 14 00 11.6 -20 11 00.5 15E 13 21 39.2 -09 54 03.9 31W
Mars 08 15 09.3 +20 51 13.4 66W 08 50 29.0 +19 01 30.6 72W 09 53 20.8 +14 52 28.9 88W
Jupiter 09 27 20.8 +15 37 25.1 48W 09 37 16.2 +14 51 54.4 61W 09 52 03.6 +13 43 19.6 88W
Saturn 00 45 25.7 +01 55 59.7 175W 00 41 07.4 +01 28 40.6 167E 00 33 56.4 +00 47 07.3 135E
Uranus 04 12 58.5 +21 00 13.3 122W 04 11 33.6 +20 56 38.1 137W 04 06 54.8 +20 44 34.4 170W
Neptune 00 11 22.1 -00 18 59.5 175E 00 09 53.3 -00 28 31.7 160E 00 07 30.5 -00 43 14.4 128E
Pluto 20 24 22.5 -23 43 10.2 115E 20 24 08.5 -23 43 22.2 100E 20 25 05.0 -23 38 56.7 70E