October 2007

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 69%
10. 2 58%
11. 3 Last qtr
12. 4 37%
13. 5 27%
14. 6 19%
15. 7 11%
16. 8 6%
17. 9 2%
18. 10 0%
19. 11 New
20. 12 2%
21. 13 6%
22. 14 11%
23. 15 17%
24. 16 25%
25. 17 34%
26. 18 43%
27. 19 First qtr
28. 20 64%
29. 21 74%
30. 22 83%
31. 23 91%
32. 24 96%
33. 25 99%
34. 26 Full
35. 27 97%
36. 28 91%
37. 29 83%
38. 30 73%
39. 31 63%

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

Events in October 2007

1. Tue, Oct 23:54 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Oct 36:06 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Sun, Oct 71:28 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Oct 711:07 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Oct 712:35 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.

6. Thu, Oct 111:01 AM

   New Moon

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

7. Fri, Oct 128:31 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Oct 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

9. Sun, Oct 1412:29 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Oct 194:33 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Sun, Oct 2112:08 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Oct 228:58 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Oct 237:47 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

14. Fri, Oct 2612:52 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's MoonSupermoon

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

15. Fri, Oct 26

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.

16. Sun, Oct 2811:11 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

17. Tue, Oct 303:10 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

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