October 1989

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 3%
9. 2 7%
10. 3 12%
11. 4 19%
12. 5 27%
13. 6 37%
14. 7 First qtr
15. 8 57%
16. 9 67%
17. 10 77%
18. 11 86%
19. 12 93%
20. 13 98%
21. 14 Full
22. 15 99%
23. 16 95%
24. 17 88%
25. 18 80%
26. 19 70%
27. 20 59%
28. 21 Last qtr
29. 22 39%
30. 23 29%
31. 24 21%
32. 25 14%
33. 26 8%
34. 27 4%
35. 28 1%
36. 29 New
37. 30 1%
38. 31 4%

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

Events in October 1989

1. Sun, Oct 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

2. Tue, Oct 36:47 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Oct 67:55 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Oct 611:23 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.

5. Sat, Oct 77:51 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Oct 711:19 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Oct 711:37 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.

8. Sat, Oct 78:52 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Tue, Oct 107:46 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

10. Sat, Oct 144:32 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's MoonSupermoon

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

11. Sat, Oct 14

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.

12. Fri, Oct 201:53 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Oct 219:19 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Fri, Oct 278:03 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Oct 284:41 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.

16. Sat, Oct 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.

17. Sun, Oct 2910:27 AM

    New Moon

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

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