October 1931

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 80%
13. 2 71%
14. 3 62%
15. 4 Last qtr
16. 5 41%
17. 6 30%
18. 7 20%
19. 8 12%
20. 9 5%
21. 10 1%
22. 11 New
23. 12 2%
24. 13 7%
25. 14 14%
26. 15 23%
27. 16 33%
28. 17 43%
29. 18 First qtr
30. 19 63%
31. 20 72%
32. 21 80%
33. 22 87%
34. 23 93%
35. 24 97%
36. 25 99%
37. 26 Full
38. 27 99%
39. 28 96%
40. 29 91%
41. 30 84%
42. 31 76%

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

Events in October 1931

1. Sun, Oct 43:15 PM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Wed, Oct 76:45 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

3. Thu, Oct 83:53 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Oct 1010:44 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Oct 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.

6. Sun, Oct 117:55 AM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

7. Sun, Oct 118:06 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Sun, Oct 1111:04 AM

   Uranus at opposition

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

9. Sun, Oct 1111:23 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Oct 139:08 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Oct 184:20 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sun, Oct 1811:35 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

13. Fri, Oct 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

14. Sun, Oct 251:35 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Oct 268:34 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

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