October 1977

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 83%
15. 2 75%
16. 3 66%
17. 4 57%
18. 5 Last qtr
19. 6 38%
20. 7 29%
21. 8 20%
22. 9 12%
23. 10 6%
24. 11 2%
25. 12 New
26. 13 1%
27. 14 5%
28. 15 11%
29. 16 19%
30. 17 29%
31. 18 40%
32. 19 First qtr
33. 20 63%
34. 21 73%
35. 22 82%
36. 23 89%
37. 24 95%
38. 25 98%
39. 26 Full
40. 27 100%
41. 28 97%
42. 29 93%
43. 30 88%
44. 31 81%

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

Events in October 1977

1. Mon, Oct 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

2. Tue, Oct 44:16 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Oct 55:21 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Mon, Oct 106:16 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Oct 128:01 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Oct 124:26 PM

   Total solar eclipse

   The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

7. Wed, Oct 124:31 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Fri, Oct 144:00 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Oct 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,200 km.

10. Sun, Oct 1610:32 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Oct 186:59 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

12. Wed, Oct 198:46 AM

    First Quarter

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

13. Wed, Oct 267:36 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

14. Fri, Oct 285:18 PM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Oct 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

16. Mon, Oct 3111:53 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

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