October 1959

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 1%
13. 2 New
14. 3 2%
15. 4 6%
16. 5 14%
17. 6 23%
18. 7 33%
19. 8 44%
20. 9 First qtr
21. 10 66%
22. 11 76%
23. 12 84%
24. 13 91%
25. 14 96%
26. 15 99%
27. 16 Full
28. 17 99%
29. 18 96%
30. 19 92%
31. 20 86%
32. 21 79%
33. 22 71%
34. 23 62%
35. 24 Last qtr
36. 25 42%
37. 26 32%
38. 27 22%
39. 28 14%
40. 29 7%
41. 30 2%
42. 31 New

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

Events in October 1959

1. Fri, Oct 28:26 AM

   Total solar eclipse

   The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

2. Fri, Oct 28:31 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Fri, Oct 211:50 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Oct 312:15 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.

5. Sat, Oct 34:59 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Oct 45:16 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Oct 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,600 km.

8. Mon, Oct 57:51 PM

   Venus at its brightest

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

9. Mon, Oct 59:02 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Oct 812:54 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Oct 912:23 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Tue, Oct 1312:20 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Oct 1611:59 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

14. Tue, Oct 20

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

15. Sat, Oct 244:22 PM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Mon, Oct 265:27 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Oct 288:01 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Oct 299:06 PM

    Mars behind the Sun

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

19. Fri, Oct 304:07 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

20. Sat, Oct 311:36 AM

    Mars and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

21. Sat, Oct 314:02 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

22. Sat, Oct 314:20 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.

23. Sat, Oct 314:41 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

24. Sat, Oct 315:41 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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