October 2005

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 3%
15. 2 1%
16. 3 New
17. 4 2%
18. 5 5%
19. 6 11%
20. 7 18%
21. 8 27%
22. 9 38%
23. 10 First qtr
24. 11 60%
25. 12 71%
26. 13 81%
27. 14 89%
28. 15 95%
29. 16 99%
30. 17 Full
31. 18 98%
32. 19 94%
33. 20 88%
34. 21 81%
35. 22 72%
36. 23 63%
37. 24 Last qtr
38. 25 44%
39. 26 35%
40. 27 26%
41. 28 18%
42. 29 11%
43. 30 6%
44. 31 2%

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

Events in October 2005

1. Mon, Oct 36:28 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Mon, Oct 36:31 AM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

3. Tue, Oct 47:30 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Oct 410:52 AM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 2.1° of each other in the sky.

5. Tue, Oct 411:15 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Oct 55:37 PM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Oct 71:51 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Oct 103:01 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Wed, Oct 121:00 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Oct 142:05 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Oct 14

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,400 km.

12. Mon, Oct 178:03 AM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

13. Mon, Oct 178:14 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

14. Wed, Oct 196:49 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Oct 228:55 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

16. Mon, Oct 249:17 PM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Tue, Oct 253:12 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, Oct 26

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

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