October 1948

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 2%
14. 2 New
15. 3 1%
16. 4 5%
17. 5 11%
18. 6 19%
19. 7 28%
20. 8 38%
21. 9 First qtr
22. 10 58%
23. 11 67%
24. 12 76%
25. 13 83%
26. 14 90%
27. 15 95%
28. 16 98%
29. 17 Full
30. 18 100%
31. 19 97%
32. 20 93%
33. 21 87%
34. 22 79%
35. 23 70%
36. 24 60%
37. 25 Last qtr
38. 26 37%
39. 27 26%
40. 28 17%
41. 29 9%
42. 30 3%
43. 31 0%

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

Events in October 1948

1. Fri, Oct 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.

2. Sat, Oct 22:42 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Sat, Oct 27:42 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Oct 47:48 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Oct 512:46 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Oct 59:12 PM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

7. Thu, Oct 78:44 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Oct 85:12 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Oct 95:10 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Wed, Oct 13

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

11. Sun, Oct 179:24 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

12. Sun, Oct 179:35 PM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

13. Tue, Oct 197:12 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

14. Sat, Oct 231:10 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Oct 258:42 AM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Wed, Oct 272:31 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, Oct 293:34 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Oct 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,900 km.

19. Sat, Oct 307:33 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

20. Sat, Oct 307:33 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

21. Sat, Oct 306:14 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

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