October 1984

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 First qtr
10. 2 58%
11. 3 67%
12. 4 76%
13. 5 84%
14. 6 90%
15. 7 95%
16. 8 98%
17. 9 Full
18. 10 100%
19. 11 97%
20. 12 94%
21. 13 88%
22. 14 81%
23. 15 73%
24. 16 63%
25. 17 Last qtr
26. 18 42%
27. 19 31%
28. 20 21%
29. 21 12%
30. 22 5%
31. 23 1%
32. 24 New
33. 25 2%
34. 26 7%
35. 27 13%
36. 28 22%
37. 29 32%
38. 30 42%
39. 31 First qtr

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

Events in October 1984

1. Mon, Oct 110:12 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Oct 110:39 AM

   Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.

3. Mon, Oct 15:53 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Wed, Oct 38:17 AM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Oct 33:23 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Neptune gathered

   All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

6. Sun, Oct 78:14 PM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Oct 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

8. Tue, Oct 97:58 PM

   Full Moon Hunter's MoonMicromoon

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

9. Wed, Oct 101:19 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

10. Sat, Oct 1310:44 PM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Oct 175:14 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Tue, Oct 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.

13. Wed, Oct 248:08 AM

    New Moon

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

14. Thu, Oct 2512:11 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Oct 259:33 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Oct 2510:16 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

17. Fri, Oct 268:30 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

18. Sat, Oct 272:00 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, Oct 272:28 AM

    Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.

20. Sun, Oct 287:49 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

21. Sun, Oct 2811:26 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

22. Mon, Oct 2912:05 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

23. Mon, Oct 292:26 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

24. Mon, Oct 294:50 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

25. Wed, Oct 318:08 AM

    First Quarter

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

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