October 2006

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 63%
9. 2 74%
10. 3 83%
11. 4 91%
12. 5 97%
13. 6 Full
14. 7 100%
15. 8 96%
16. 9 91%
17. 10 83%
18. 11 74%
19. 12 64%
20. 13 Last qtr
21. 14 44%
22. 15 34%
23. 16 25%
24. 17 18%
25. 18 11%
26. 19 6%
27. 20 2%
28. 21 0%
29. 22 New
30. 23 2%
31. 24 6%
32. 25 11%
33. 26 18%
34. 27 27%
35. 28 37%
36. 29 First qtr
37. 30 59%
38. 31 70%

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

Events in October 2006

1. Tue, Oct 34:31 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Oct 48:19 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Oct 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.

4. Fri, Oct 611:13 PM

   Full Moon Harvest MoonSupermoon

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

5. Fri, Oct 138:26 PM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Mon, Oct 1611:47 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Oct 1712:05 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

8. Thu, Oct 19

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

9. Sat, Oct 219:20 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.

10. Sat, Oct 2110:05 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Oct 221:14 AM

    New Moon

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

12. Sun, Oct 221:58 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Oct 2211:18 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Oct 233:05 AM

    Mars behind the Sun

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

15. Tue, Oct 241:12 AM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

16. Tue, Oct 242:56 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Oct 252:10 AM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Oct 271:13 PM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

19. Sun, Oct 294:26 PM

    First Quarter

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

20. Mon, Oct 3011:03 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

21. Mon, Oct 3010:04 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

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