October 2011

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 24%
15. 2 34%
16. 3 First qtr
17. 4 56%
18. 5 66%
19. 6 75%
20. 7 83%
21. 8 90%
22. 9 95%
23. 10 98%
24. 11 Full
25. 12 100%
26. 13 98%
27. 14 94%
28. 15 89%
29. 16 82%
30. 17 74%
31. 18 65%
32. 19 Last qtr
33. 20 45%
34. 21 34%
35. 22 24%
36. 23 15%
37. 24 7%
38. 25 2%
39. 26 New
40. 27 1%
41. 28 5%
42. 29 11%
43. 30 20%
44. 31 29%

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

Events in October 2011

1. Mon, Oct 311:15 PM

   First Quarter

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

2. Thu, Oct 63:51 PM

   Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.

3. Thu, Oct 66:00 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Oct 1110:06 PM

   Full Moon Hunter's MoonMicromoon

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

5. Wed, Oct 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

6. Thu, Oct 1312:24 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Oct 135:15 PM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

8. Wed, Oct 1911:31 PM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Wed, Oct 26

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.

10. Wed, Oct 263:56 PM

    New Moon

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

11. Thu, Oct 2710:08 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Oct 2812:23 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Oct 281:52 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.1° of each other in the sky.

14. Fri, Oct 289:31 PM

    Jupiter at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

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