October 1973

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 25%
10. 2 34%
11. 3 43%
12. 4 First qtr
13. 5 62%
14. 6 71%
15. 7 79%
16. 8 87%
17. 9 93%
18. 10 97%
19. 11 Full
20. 12 99%
21. 13 97%
22. 14 92%
23. 15 84%
24. 16 75%
25. 17 64%
26. 18 Last qtr
27. 19 42%
28. 20 31%
29. 21 21%
30. 22 13%
31. 23 7%
32. 24 3%
33. 25 New
34. 26 0%
35. 27 2%
36. 28 7%
37. 29 12%
38. 30 19%
39. 31 27%

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

Events in October 1973

1. Mon, Oct 16:07 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Oct 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

3. Thu, Oct 46:32 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Sat, Oct 61:34 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Oct 1111:09 PM

   Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

6. Sun, Oct 142:10 AM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Oct 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,800 km.

8. Tue, Oct 167:00 PM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

9. Wed, Oct 177:29 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Oct 186:15 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

11. Thu, Oct 186:33 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Wed, Oct 2411:21 PM

    Mars at opposition

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

13. Thu, Oct 2511:17 PM

    New Moon

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

14. Sat, Oct 278:34 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Oct 282:48 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Oct 301:10 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Oct 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

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