October 1928

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 93%
10. 2 86%
11. 3 77%
12. 4 67%
13. 5 56%
14. 6 Last qtr
15. 7 34%
16. 8 24%
17. 9 16%
18. 10 9%
19. 11 4%
20. 12 1%
21. 13 New
22. 14 1%
23. 15 4%
24. 16 8%
25. 17 14%
26. 18 22%
27. 19 30%
28. 20 39%
29. 21 First qtr
30. 22 58%
31. 23 68%
32. 24 78%
33. 25 86%
34. 26 93%
35. 27 98%
36. 28 Full
37. 29 99%
38. 30 95%
39. 31 89%

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

Events in October 1928

1. Mon, Oct 11:14 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Oct 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,700 km.

3. Wed, Oct 310:10 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Oct 53:52 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Oct 612:06 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Tue, Oct 91:16 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Oct 1310:56 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Tue, Oct 1612:04 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Oct 17

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

10. Thu, Oct 182:13 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Oct 214:06 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Wed, Oct 243:25 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

13. Fri, Oct 263:19 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Oct 285:43 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

15. Sun, Oct 285:51 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Oct 287:28 PM

    Jupiter at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

17. Mon, Oct 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,000 km.

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