October 2012

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 98%
10. 2 94%
11. 3 89%
12. 4 82%
13. 5 74%
14. 6 66%
15. 7 56%
16. 8 Last qtr
17. 9 37%
18. 10 27%
19. 11 18%
20. 12 11%
21. 13 5%
22. 14 1%
23. 15 New
24. 16 2%
25. 17 7%
26. 18 14%
27. 19 23%
28. 20 34%
29. 21 First qtr
30. 22 56%
31. 23 66%
32. 24 76%
33. 25 84%
34. 26 91%
35. 27 96%
36. 28 99%
37. 29 Full
38. 30 99%
39. 31 97%

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

Events in October 2012

1. Thu, Oct 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

2. Fri, Oct 55:43 AM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Oct 55:08 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Oct 83:34 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Mon, Oct 158:03 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Oct 1510:04 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Oct 16

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,700 km.

8. Tue, Oct 1610:23 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Oct 189:41 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Oct 2111:32 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Thu, Oct 254:34 AM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

12. Fri, Oct 266:03 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

13. Sat, Oct 272:05 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Oct 293:50 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

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