October 2008

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 6%
12. 2 11%
13. 3 18%
14. 4 26%
15. 5 34%
16. 6 43%
17. 7 First qtr
18. 8 62%
19. 9 72%
20. 10 80%
21. 11 88%
22. 12 94%
23. 13 98%
24. 14 Full
25. 15 99%
26. 16 95%
27. 17 89%
28. 18 80%
29. 19 70%
30. 20 59%
31. 21 Last qtr
32. 22 37%
33. 23 27%
34. 24 18%
35. 25 11%
36. 26 5%
37. 27 2%
38. 28 New
39. 29 1%
40. 30 3%
41. 31 7%

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

Events in October 2008

1. Wed, Oct 16:54 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Oct 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

3. Mon, Oct 64:45 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

4. Tue, Oct 73:50 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Oct 75:04 AM

   First Quarter

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

6. Fri, Oct 105:49 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Oct 128:53 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Oct 144:03 PM

   Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

9. Fri, Oct 17

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,800 km.

10. Tue, Oct 217:55 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Wed, Oct 225:30 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

12. Sat, Oct 2512:26 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Oct 287:14 PM

    New Moon

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

14. Wed, Oct 296:17 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

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