October 2016

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 0%
15. 2 3%
16. 3 7%
17. 4 12%
18. 5 19%
19. 6 27%
20. 7 35%
21. 8 45%
22. 9 First qtr
23. 10 65%
24. 11 75%
25. 12 84%
26. 13 91%
27. 14 97%
28. 15 100%
29. 16 Full
30. 17 97%
31. 18 91%
32. 19 83%
33. 20 73%
34. 21 62%
35. 22 Last qtr
36. 23 41%
37. 24 31%
38. 25 22%
39. 26 15%
40. 27 8%
41. 28 4%
42. 29 1%
43. 30 New
44. 31 1%

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

Events in October 2016

1. Mon, Oct 34:58 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Oct 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

3. Thu, Oct 64:44 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Oct 912:33 AM

   First Quarter

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

5. Tue, Oct 115:46 AM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Oct 131:15 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Oct 156:29 AM

   Uranus at opposition

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

8. Sat, Oct 1511:10 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Oct 1612:23 AM

   Full Moon Hunter's MoonSupermoon

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

10. Sun, Oct 16

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.

11. Sat, Oct 223:14 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Thu, Oct 2711:59 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

13. Fri, Oct 286:43 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Oct 298:44 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Oct 301:38 PM

    New Moon

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

16. Sun, Oct 306:12 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, Oct 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.

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