October 1942

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 57%
13. 2 Last qtr
14. 3 39%
15. 4 29%
16. 5 21%
17. 6 13%
18. 7 7%
19. 8 3%
20. 9 0%
21. 10 New
22. 11 3%
23. 12 8%
24. 13 16%
25. 14 25%
26. 15 36%
27. 16 First qtr
28. 17 58%
29. 18 69%
30. 19 79%
31. 20 87%
32. 21 93%
33. 22 98%
34. 23 100%
35. 24 Full
36. 25 98%
37. 26 94%
38. 27 88%
39. 28 81%
40. 29 74%
41. 30 65%
42. 31 56%

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

Events in October 1942

1. Thu, Oct 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

2. Fri, Oct 26:27 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Sat, Oct 311:02 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Oct 43:45 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Oct 58:25 PM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

6. Thu, Oct 87:53 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Oct 88:00 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

8. Fri, Oct 95:47 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Oct 99:36 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Oct 1012:06 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Sat, Oct 102:51 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

12. Sat, Oct 109:25 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

13. Sun, Oct 117:18 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Oct 14

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,000 km.

15. Wed, Oct 148:54 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.

16. Wed, Oct 149:32 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, Oct 166:58 PM

    First Quarter

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

18. Fri, Oct 238:07 PM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, Oct 2412:05 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

20. Mon, Oct 2611:13 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

21. Mon, Oct 264:36 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

22. Tue, Oct 278:08 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

23. Thu, Oct 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

24. Fri, Oct 3011:39 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

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