October 1997

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 New
12. 2 1%
13. 3 4%
14. 4 8%
15. 5 14%
16. 6 22%
17. 7 31%
18. 8 41%
19. 9 First qtr
20. 10 63%
21. 11 73%
22. 12 83%
23. 13 91%
24. 14 97%
25. 15 Full
26. 16 100%
27. 17 97%
28. 18 91%
29. 19 84%
30. 20 75%
31. 21 65%
32. 22 55%
33. 23 Last qtr
34. 24 36%
35. 25 27%
36. 26 19%
37. 27 12%
38. 28 7%
39. 29 3%
40. 30 1%
41. 31 New

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

Events in October 1997

1. Wed, Oct 112:52 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Sun, Oct 56:57 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.

3. Thu, Oct 98:22 AM

   First Quarter

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

4. Fri, Oct 1012:12 AM

   Saturn at opposition

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

5. Fri, Oct 103:35 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Oct 103:26 PM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.

7. Fri, Oct 104:38 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Oct 107:19 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.

9. Sat, Oct 115:11 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Oct 134:45 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

11. Tue, Oct 14

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.

12. Wed, Oct 151:37 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Oct 1511:46 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's MoonSupermoon

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

14. Thu, Oct 2312:48 AM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Sun, Oct 266:34 AM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Oct 27

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

17. Fri, Oct 315:01 AM

    New Moon Black 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.