October 1987

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 64%
13. 2 75%
14. 3 84%
15. 4 92%
16. 5 97%
17. 6 100%
18. 7 Full
19. 8 97%
20. 9 93%
21. 10 86%
22. 11 78%
23. 12 70%
24. 13 60%
25. 14 Last qtr
26. 15 42%
27. 16 32%
28. 17 24%
29. 18 16%
30. 19 10%
31. 20 5%
32. 21 1%
33. 22 New
34. 23 1%
35. 24 5%
36. 25 11%
37. 26 18%
38. 27 28%
39. 28 39%
40. 29 First qtr
41. 30 61%
42. 31 72%

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

Events in October 1987

1. Sat, Oct 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,000 km.

2. Sun, Oct 46:27 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

3. Wed, Oct 712:01 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

4. Wed, Oct 712:12 AM

   Full Moon Harvest Moon

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

5. Wed, Oct 710:06 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Oct 142:06 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Thu, Oct 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

8. Sun, Oct 1810:22 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

9. Tue, Oct 2011:17 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Oct 2010:52 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Oct 221:28 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Fri, Oct 239:36 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Oct 2310:26 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

14. Fri, Oct 239:06 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Oct 265:54 AM

    Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

16. Mon, Oct 261:15 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Oct 282:44 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

18. Thu, Oct 2912:10 PM

    First Quarter

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

19. Thu, Oct 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,100 km.

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