October 2004

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 90%
14. 2 83%
15. 3 75%
16. 4 66%
17. 5 57%
18. 6 Last qtr
19. 7 38%
20. 8 29%
21. 9 21%
22. 10 13%
23. 11 7%
24. 12 3%
25. 13 New
26. 14 0%
27. 15 3%
28. 16 8%
29. 17 16%
30. 18 25%
31. 19 36%
32. 20 First qtr
33. 21 59%
34. 22 69%
35. 23 79%
36. 24 87%
37. 25 94%
38. 26 98%
39. 27 Full
40. 28 100%
41. 29 98%
42. 30 94%
43. 31 88%

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

Events in October 2004

1. Tue, Oct 52:13 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

2. Tue, Oct 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

3. Wed, Oct 66:12 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sun, Oct 105:52 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Oct 124:21 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Oct 124:42 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

7. Wed, Oct 135:10 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Oct 1310:48 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Wed, Oct 1310:59 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

10. Thu, Oct 1410:22 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Oct 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,700 km.

12. Wed, Oct 205:59 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Sat, Oct 236:30 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Oct 2711:04 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

15. Wed, Oct 2711:08 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

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