October 1940

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 New
11. 2 2%
12. 3 7%
13. 4 14%
14. 5 24%
15. 6 34%
16. 7 44%
17. 8 First qtr
18. 9 65%
19. 10 74%
20. 11 82%
21. 12 89%
22. 13 94%
23. 14 98%
24. 15 100%
25. 16 Full
26. 17 98%
27. 18 95%
28. 19 90%
29. 20 83%
30. 21 75%
31. 22 66%
32. 23 56%
33. 24 Last qtr
34. 25 34%
35. 26 24%
36. 27 15%
37. 28 7%
38. 29 2%
39. 30 New
40. 31 1%

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

Events in October 1940

1. Tue, Oct 17:41 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Tue, Oct 17:43 AM

   Total solar eclipse

   The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

3. Tue, Oct 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.

4. Wed, Oct 24:50 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Oct 81:18 AM

   First Quarter

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

6. Tue, Oct 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

7. Wed, Oct 163:00 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

8. Wed, Oct 163:15 AM

   Full Moon Hunter's MoonMicromoon

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

9. Thu, Oct 177:17 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Oct 177:18 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 1.4° of each other in the sky.

11. Thu, Oct 177:30 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Oct 188:33 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Oct 1911:28 PM

    Jupiter and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Oct 2011:30 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

15. Thu, Oct 241:04 AM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Sun, Oct 278:41 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, Oct 2710:18 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.

18. Mon, Oct 2812:11 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Oct 296:20 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

20. Tue, Oct 295:41 PM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

21. Tue, Oct 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.

22. Wed, Oct 305:03 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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