October 1969

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 67%
12. 2 58%
13. 3 Last qtr
14. 4 39%
15. 5 30%
16. 6 21%
17. 7 14%
18. 8 8%
19. 9 3%
20. 10 1%
21. 11 New
22. 12 2%
23. 13 6%
24. 14 13%
25. 15 21%
26. 16 31%
27. 17 42%
28. 18 First qtr
29. 19 65%
30. 20 75%
31. 21 84%
32. 22 92%
33. 23 97%
34. 24 99%
35. 25 Full
36. 26 98%
37. 27 94%
38. 28 88%
39. 29 82%
40. 30 74%
41. 31 65%

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

Events in October 1969

1. Fri, Oct 37:05 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Sat, Oct 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

3. Thu, Oct 91:21 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Oct 95:42 PM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

5. Thu, Oct 98:58 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Oct 105:33 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.

7. Fri, Oct 106:28 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Oct 113:31 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Oct 115:39 AM

   New Moon

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

10. Tue, Oct 146:08 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

11. Thu, Oct 166:55 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Oct 171:10 AM

    Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

13. Fri, Oct 173:58 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Oct 18

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,000 km.

15. Sat, Oct 184:32 AM

    First Quarter

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

16. Wed, Oct 225:13 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Oct 254:44 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

18. Sun, Oct 2611:17 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Oct 288:28 PM

    Saturn at opposition

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

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