October 1947

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 98%
12. 2 94%
13. 3 87%
14. 4 79%
15. 5 69%
16. 6 58%
17. 7 Last qtr
18. 8 36%
19. 9 25%
20. 10 16%
21. 11 8%
22. 12 3%
23. 13 0%
24. 14 New
25. 15 2%
26. 16 7%
27. 17 13%
28. 18 20%
29. 19 29%
30. 20 38%
31. 21 First qtr
32. 22 56%
33. 23 66%
34. 24 74%
35. 25 82%
36. 26 89%
37. 27 95%
38. 28 98%
39. 29 Full
40. 30 99%
41. 31 96%

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

Events in October 1947

1. Sat, Oct 410:18 AM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

2. Mon, Oct 612:12 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Oct 75:29 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Oct 85:12 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Oct 9

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,700 km.

6. Thu, Oct 97:12 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Oct 139:12 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Oct 135:32 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

9. Tue, Oct 141:10 AM

   New Moon

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

10. Tue, Oct 1410:14 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Oct 161:08 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Oct 1611:12 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Oct 218:11 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Tue, Oct 21

    Apogee

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

15. Wed, Oct 292:19 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Oct 293:07 PM

    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.