October 2018

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 58%
10. 2 Last qtr
11. 3 36%
12. 4 25%
13. 5 16%
14. 6 8%
15. 7 3%
16. 8 New
17. 9 1%
18. 10 3%
19. 11 8%
20. 12 14%
21. 13 22%
22. 14 31%
23. 15 40%
24. 16 First qtr
25. 17 59%
26. 18 68%
27. 19 76%
28. 20 84%
29. 21 90%
30. 22 95%
31. 23 99%
32. 24 Full
33. 25 99%
34. 26 95%
35. 27 90%
36. 28 82%
37. 29 72%
38. 30 62%
39. 31 Last qtr

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

Events in October 2018

1. Tue, Oct 25:46 AM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Fri, Oct 5

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,400 km.

3. Mon, Oct 811:47 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Thu, Oct 117:12 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Oct 1410:40 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Oct 162:02 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Wed, Oct 17

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

8. Thu, Oct 187:49 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Oct 208:07 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Oct 238:33 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

11. Wed, Oct 2411:30 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Oct 2412:45 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

13. Fri, Oct 2610:09 AM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

14. Mon, Oct 297:05 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Oct 3112:40 PM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Wed, Oct 31

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,200 km.

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