October 1949

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 75%
15. 2 83%
16. 3 90%
17. 4 95%
18. 5 98%
19. 6 Full
20. 7 100%
21. 8 98%
22. 9 94%
23. 10 89%
24. 11 82%
25. 12 74%
26. 13 65%
27. 14 Last qtr
28. 15 44%
29. 16 34%
30. 17 24%
31. 18 15%
32. 19 7%
33. 20 2%
34. 21 New
35. 22 1%
36. 23 5%
37. 24 11%
38. 25 20%
39. 26 30%
40. 27 40%
41. 28 First qtr
42. 29 60%
43. 30 70%
44. 31 78%

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

Events in October 1949

1. Mon, Oct 33:02 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

2. Thu, Oct 69:53 PM

   Full Moon Harvest MoonMicromoon

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

3. Thu, Oct 69:56 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

4. Fri, Oct 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

5. Sat, Oct 88:04 AM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

6. Thu, Oct 134:24 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Oct 1411:06 PM

   Last Quarter

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

8. Mon, Oct 179:31 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Oct 187:48 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Oct 193:32 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

11. Thu, Oct 209:52 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Oct 207:48 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

13. Thu, Oct 208:14 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Oct 21

    Perigee

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

15. Fri, Oct 214:12 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

16. Fri, Oct 214:23 PM

    New Moon

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

17. Mon, Oct 2410:38 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, Oct 2511:07 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

19. Thu, Oct 275:06 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, Oct 2812:04 PM

    First Quarter

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

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