October 1991

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 43%
11. 2 32%
12. 3 22%
13. 4 13%
14. 5 6%
15. 6 2%
16. 7 New
17. 8 1%
18. 9 4%
19. 10 9%
20. 11 15%
21. 12 23%
22. 13 31%
23. 14 40%
24. 15 First qtr
25. 16 59%
26. 17 68%
27. 18 77%
28. 19 84%
29. 20 91%
30. 21 96%
31. 22 99%
32. 23 Full
33. 24 98%
34. 25 94%
35. 26 87%
36. 27 78%
37. 28 68%
38. 29 57%
39. 30 Last qtr
40. 31 34%

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

Events in October 1991

1. Wed, Oct 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,400 km.

2. Thu, Oct 312:23 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Fri, Oct 411:13 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Oct 49:40 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Oct 411:46 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.

6. Mon, Oct 75:39 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Tue, Oct 85:35 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

8. Mon, Oct 141:09 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Oct 141:37 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Oct 149:43 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Oct 1410:00 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.

12. Tue, Oct 15

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

13. Tue, Oct 151:33 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Tue, Oct 151:34 PM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Oct 166:40 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Oct 237:08 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

17. Sun, Oct 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,400 km.

18. Wed, Oct 302:11 AM

    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.