October 1920

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 85%
14. 2 76%
15. 3 66%
16. 4 Last qtr
17. 5 43%
18. 6 32%
19. 7 22%
20. 8 13%
21. 9 7%
22. 10 2%
23. 11 New
24. 12 0%
25. 13 3%
26. 14 7%
27. 15 13%
28. 16 20%
29. 17 29%
30. 18 37%
31. 19 First qtr
32. 20 56%
33. 21 66%
34. 22 75%
35. 23 83%
36. 24 90%
37. 25 95%
38. 26 99%
39. 27 Full
40. 28 98%
41. 29 94%
42. 30 88%
43. 31 78%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in October 1920

1. Mon, Oct 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.

2. Mon, Oct 48:53 PM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

3. Mon, Oct 118:50 PM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

4. Wed, Oct 134:35 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Oct 142:40 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

6. Thu, Oct 143:58 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Oct 18

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

8. Tue, Oct 198:29 PM

   First Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

9. Mon, Oct 256:40 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

10. Wed, Oct 2710:09 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

11. Wed, Oct 2710:11 AM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

12. Sat, Oct 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,700 km.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.