October 2010

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 45%
14. 2 34%
15. 3 23%
16. 4 14%
17. 5 7%
18. 6 2%
19. 7 New
20. 8 1%
21. 9 5%
22. 10 11%
23. 11 19%
24. 12 28%
25. 13 38%
26. 14 First qtr
27. 15 58%
28. 16 67%
29. 17 75%
30. 18 83%
31. 19 89%
32. 20 94%
33. 21 98%
34. 22 Full
35. 23 100%
36. 24 97%
37. 25 93%
38. 26 87%
39. 27 79%
40. 28 70%
41. 29 60%
42. 30 Last qtr
43. 31 37%

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

Events in October 2010

1. Wed, Oct 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.

2. Thu, Oct 75:25 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

3. Thu, Oct 72:44 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Fri, Oct 87:34 AM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Oct 98:21 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.

6. Sat, Oct 91:34 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Oct 98:06 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Oct 145:28 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Sat, Oct 168:47 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

10. Sun, Oct 172:48 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Oct 18

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

12. Wed, Oct 201:02 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

13. Fri, Oct 229:37 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

14. Thu, Oct 289:02 PM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

15. Sat, Oct 308:46 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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