October 1985

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 94%
11. 2 88%
12. 3 82%
13. 4 74%
14. 5 65%
15. 6 56%
16. 7 Last qtr
17. 8 35%
18. 9 26%
19. 10 17%
20. 11 9%
21. 12 3%
22. 13 0%
23. 14 New
24. 15 3%
25. 16 9%
26. 17 17%
27. 18 27%
28. 19 37%
29. 20 First qtr
30. 21 59%
31. 22 69%
32. 23 78%
33. 24 85%
34. 25 92%
35. 26 96%
36. 27 99%
37. 28 Full
38. 29 99%
39. 30 97%
40. 31 92%

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

Events in October 1985

1. Wed, Oct 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

2. Fri, Oct 48:34 PM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Oct 71:04 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Fri, Oct 1111:16 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Oct 1212:35 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.

6. Sat, Oct 126:57 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Oct 1412:33 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Mon, Oct 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.

9. Tue, Oct 152:07 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Oct 169:18 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Oct 173:57 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Oct 204:13 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Mon, Oct 2110:48 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Oct 2812:38 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's MoonMicromoon

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

15. Mon, Oct 2812:42 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

16. Tue, Oct 29

    Apogee

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

17. Tue, Oct 298:39 PM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

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