October 1951

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 1%
10. 2 3%
11. 3 8%
12. 4 16%
13. 5 25%
14. 6 35%
15. 7 First qtr
16. 8 58%
17. 9 69%
18. 10 79%
19. 11 87%
20. 12 94%
21. 13 98%
22. 14 Full
23. 15 99%
24. 16 97%
25. 17 92%
26. 18 86%
27. 19 79%
28. 20 71%
29. 21 62%
30. 22 Last qtr
31. 23 43%
32. 24 34%
33. 25 25%
34. 26 17%
35. 27 10%
36. 28 4%
37. 29 1%
38. 30 New
39. 31 2%

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

Events in October 1951

1. Mon, Oct 15:52 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Oct 210:57 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

3. Fri, Oct 59:32 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Oct 7

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.

5. Sun, Oct 77:00 PM

   First Quarter

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

6. Mon, Oct 83:41 AM

   Venus at its brightest

   Shines at magnitude -4.8, as bright as it gets this time around.

7. Sat, Oct 135:14 AM

   Neptune behind the Sun

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

8. Sat, Oct 137:12 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Oct 139:33 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

10. Sat, Oct 138:03 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Oct 147:51 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

12. Sun, Oct 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

13. Sun, Oct 2112:59 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Oct 226:56 PM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Fri, Oct 269:03 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.

16. Fri, Oct 2610:14 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, Oct 266:26 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Oct 289:36 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Oct 294:42 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

20. Tue, Oct 308:55 AM

    New Moon

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

21. Wed, Oct 314:52 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

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