October 1972

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 30%
9. 2 21%
10. 3 13%
11. 4 7%
12. 5 3%
13. 6 1%
14. 7 New
15. 8 2%
16. 9 5%
17. 10 10%
18. 11 16%
19. 12 24%
20. 13 32%
21. 14 42%
22. 15 First qtr
23. 16 61%
24. 17 71%
25. 18 80%
26. 19 88%
27. 20 95%
28. 21 99%
29. 22 Full
30. 23 98%
31. 24 93%
32. 25 86%
33. 26 77%
34. 27 67%
35. 28 56%
36. 29 Last qtr
37. 30 34%
38. 31 25%

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

Events in October 1972

1. Sun, Oct 17:49 PM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Oct 311:54 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Oct 74:08 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Sun, Oct 88:32 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Oct 10

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

6. Wed, Oct 116:36 PM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

7. Fri, Oct 134:59 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Oct 158:55 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Sun, Oct 229:25 AM

   Full Moon Hunter's MoonSupermoon

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

10. Mon, Oct 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.

11. Wed, Oct 256:24 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Oct 2912:41 AM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Tue, Oct 3110:14 AM

    Mars and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

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