October 2002

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 30%
11. 2 20%
12. 3 12%
13. 4 5%
14. 5 1%
15. 6 New
16. 7 2%
17. 8 7%
18. 9 15%
19. 10 24%
20. 11 34%
21. 12 44%
22. 13 First qtr
23. 14 65%
24. 15 74%
25. 16 82%
26. 17 88%
27. 18 94%
28. 19 97%
29. 20 100%
30. 21 Full
31. 22 98%
32. 23 95%
33. 24 90%
34. 25 83%
35. 26 75%
36. 27 66%
37. 28 56%
38. 29 Last qtr
39. 30 34%
40. 31 24%

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

Events in October 2002

1. Wed, Oct 25:23 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Oct 512:15 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Oct 56:10 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

4. Sat, Oct 58:27 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Oct 67:18 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Sun, Oct 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.

7. Sun, Oct 131:33 AM

   First Quarter

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

8. Sun, Oct 133:31 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

9. Mon, Oct 1412:31 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Oct 159:20 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Oct 20

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

12. Mon, Oct 213:20 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's MoonMicromoon

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

13. Sat, Oct 265:00 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Oct 2912:28 AM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Tue, Oct 297:06 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Oct 316:55 AM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

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