October 1975

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 17%
12. 2 9%
13. 3 3%
14. 4 New
15. 5 0%
16. 6 4%
17. 7 9%
18. 8 17%
19. 9 26%
20. 10 36%
21. 11 First qtr
22. 12 56%
23. 13 66%
24. 14 75%
25. 15 82%
26. 16 89%
27. 17 94%
28. 18 98%
29. 19 100%
30. 20 Full
31. 21 98%
32. 22 94%
33. 23 89%
34. 24 82%
35. 25 73%
36. 26 63%
37. 27 Last qtr
38. 28 41%
39. 29 30%
40. 30 20%
41. 31 12%

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

Events in October 1975

1. Wed, Oct 112:44 AM

   Venus at its brightest

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

2. Thu, Oct 24:33 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Oct 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.

4. Sat, Oct 411:23 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Sun, Oct 512:54 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Oct 67:39 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Oct 811:10 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Oct 97:09 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

9. Sat, Oct 119:15 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Mon, Oct 1310:48 AM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

11. Fri, Oct 17

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

12. Sun, Oct 1910:22 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Oct 201:06 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

14. Fri, Oct 248:20 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

15. Sat, Oct 258:03 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Oct 264:05 PM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

17. Mon, Oct 275:07 PM

    Last Quarter

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

18. Thu, Oct 3011:57 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

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