October 1986

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 5%
12. 2 2%
13. 3 New
14. 4 1%
15. 5 5%
16. 6 11%
17. 7 19%
18. 8 29%
19. 9 40%
20. 10 First qtr
21. 11 63%
22. 12 73%
23. 13 82%
24. 14 90%
25. 15 95%
26. 16 99%
27. 17 Full
28. 18 99%
29. 19 97%
30. 20 92%
31. 21 86%
32. 22 79%
33. 23 71%
34. 24 62%
35. 25 Last qtr
36. 26 43%
37. 27 33%
38. 28 24%
39. 29 15%
40. 30 8%
41. 31 3%

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

Events in October 1986

1. Fri, Oct 32:55 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Fri, Oct 33:05 PM

   Total solar eclipse

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

3. Sat, Oct 46:29 PM

   Venus at its brightest

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

4. Sun, Oct 53:45 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Oct 68:11 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Oct 7

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,200 km.

7. Wed, Oct 810:36 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Oct 109:28 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Sat, Oct 1110:09 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Oct 141:02 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Oct 173:17 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

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

12. Fri, Oct 173:22 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

13. Sun, Oct 1910:05 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Oct 216:12 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

15. Thu, Oct 23

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

16. Sat, Oct 256:26 PM

    Last Quarter

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

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