October 1999

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 56%
14. 2 Last qtr
15. 3 34%
16. 4 24%
17. 5 15%
18. 6 8%
19. 7 4%
20. 8 1%
21. 9 New
22. 10 2%
23. 11 5%
24. 12 10%
25. 13 16%
26. 14 24%
27. 15 32%
28. 16 41%
29. 17 First qtr
30. 18 60%
31. 19 70%
32. 20 79%
33. 21 87%
34. 22 93%
35. 23 98%
36. 24 Full
37. 25 99%
38. 26 95%
39. 27 89%
40. 28 80%
41. 29 70%
42. 30 59%
43. 31 Last qtr

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

Events in October 1999

1. Sat, Oct 212:02 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Tue, Oct 54:14 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Oct 97:35 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Thu, Oct 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

5. Sun, Oct 1711:00 AM

   First Quarter

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

6. Mon, Oct 182:25 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Oct 1912:18 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Oct 232:54 PM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

9. Sun, Oct 243:04 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Oct 245:02 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

11. Sun, Oct 246:09 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

12. Mon, Oct 252:58 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Oct 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,900 km.

14. Sat, Oct 307:36 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

15. Sun, Oct 317:04 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.