October 1983

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 30%
15. 2 20%
16. 3 11%
17. 4 5%
18. 5 1%
19. 6 New
20. 7 2%
21. 8 6%
22. 9 13%
23. 10 21%
24. 11 30%
25. 12 39%
26. 13 First qtr
27. 14 58%
28. 15 67%
29. 16 76%
30. 17 83%
31. 18 90%
32. 19 95%
33. 20 98%
34. 21 Full
35. 22 99%
36. 23 97%
37. 24 92%
38. 25 85%
39. 26 77%
40. 27 67%
41. 28 Last qtr
42. 29 44%
43. 30 33%
44. 31 22%

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

Events in October 1983

1. Sat, Oct 16:02 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

2. Mon, Oct 32:01 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Oct 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,400 km.

4. Wed, Oct 51:37 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Oct 67:16 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Fri, Oct 77:40 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Oct 104:00 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Oct 104:03 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.

9. Mon, Oct 107:26 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Oct 116:15 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Oct 133:42 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sun, Oct 16

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

13. Fri, Oct 215:53 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

14. Wed, Oct 267:45 AM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Oct 2811:37 PM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Sun, Oct 3011:10 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

17. Sun, Oct 307:16 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Oct 3112:59 AM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

19. Mon, Oct 31

    Perigee

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

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