October 1953

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 32%
13. 2 24%
14. 3 16%
15. 4 10%
16. 5 5%
17. 6 2%
18. 7 New
19. 8 1%
20. 9 3%
21. 10 7%
22. 11 12%
23. 12 19%
24. 13 28%
25. 14 38%
26. 15 First qtr
27. 16 59%
28. 17 70%
29. 18 80%
30. 19 88%
31. 20 95%
32. 21 99%
33. 22 Full
34. 23 98%
35. 24 93%
36. 25 86%
37. 26 78%
38. 27 68%
39. 28 59%
40. 29 Last qtr
41. 30 39%
42. 31 30%

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

Events in October 1953

1. Fri, Oct 29:22 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Oct 412:50 AM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Oct 53:59 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Oct 54:42 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.

5. Mon, Oct 55:30 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Oct 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

7. Wed, Oct 77:41 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Thu, Oct 88:16 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.

9. Fri, Oct 95:46 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Oct 154:44 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Sat, Oct 172:06 AM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

12. Wed, Oct 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.

13. Thu, Oct 227:56 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's MoonSupermoon

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

14. Fri, Oct 2311:27 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

15. Fri, Oct 233:42 PM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

16. Mon, Oct 266:46 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Oct 287:46 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Oct 298:10 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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