October 1974

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 Full
11. 2 98%
12. 3 95%
13. 4 89%
14. 5 82%
15. 6 73%
16. 7 63%
17. 8 Last qtr
18. 9 41%
19. 10 30%
20. 11 20%
21. 12 11%
22. 13 5%
23. 14 1%
24. 15 New
25. 16 2%
26. 17 6%
27. 18 12%
28. 19 19%
29. 20 28%
30. 21 37%
31. 22 First qtr
32. 23 56%
33. 24 65%
34. 25 74%
35. 26 82%
36. 27 89%
37. 28 94%
38. 29 98%
39. 30 Full
40. 31 99%

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

Events in October 1974

1. Tue, Oct 16:32 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

2. Tue, Oct 16:38 AM

   Full Moon Harvest Moon

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

3. Tue, Oct 83:46 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Tue, Oct 89:23 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Oct 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,400 km.

6. Mon, Oct 149:15 AM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

7. Tue, Oct 151:43 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

8. Tue, Oct 157:51 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Oct 158:25 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 153:45 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

11. Tue, Oct 156:34 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Oct 163:42 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Oct 185:34 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Oct 216:21 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

15. Tue, Oct 229:53 PM

    First Quarter

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

16. Thu, Oct 24

    Apogee

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

17. Thu, Oct 2410:57 AM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Oct 252:36 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

19. Fri, Oct 259:21 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

20. Fri, Oct 255:33 PM

    Mars and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

21. Sat, Oct 262:43 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

22. Sat, Oct 264:44 PM

    Mars, Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.0° of each other in the sky.

23. Sun, Oct 275:49 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

24. Mon, Oct 2812:49 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

25. Wed, Oct 308:19 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's MoonBlue Moon

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

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