October 2003

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 37%
12. 2 First qtr
13. 3 60%
14. 4 70%
15. 5 79%
16. 6 87%
17. 7 93%
18. 8 97%
19. 9 100%
20. 10 Full
21. 11 98%
22. 12 95%
23. 13 90%
24. 14 84%
25. 15 76%
26. 16 68%
27. 17 58%
28. 18 Last qtr
29. 19 39%
30. 20 29%
31. 21 20%
32. 22 11%
33. 23 5%
34. 24 1%
35. 25 New
36. 26 2%
37. 27 7%
38. 28 14%
39. 29 24%
40. 30 34%
41. 31 First qtr

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

Events in October 2003

1. Thu, Oct 23:09 PM

   First Quarter

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

2. Mon, Oct 69:05 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Oct 69:11 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.

4. Mon, Oct 611:37 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Oct 103:28 AM

   Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

6. Mon, Oct 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

7. Fri, Oct 179:57 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Oct 188:31 AM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Tue, Oct 219:57 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Oct 255:42 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

11. Sat, Oct 258:50 AM

    New Moon

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

12. Sat, Oct 258:59 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Oct 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.

14. Sun, Oct 262:53 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, Oct 3111:25 PM

    First Quarter

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

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