October 2021

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 26%
14. 2 17%
15. 3 10%
16. 4 4%
17. 5 1%
18. 6 New
19. 7 2%
20. 8 7%
21. 9 14%
22. 10 23%
23. 11 34%
24. 12 First qtr
25. 13 56%
26. 14 67%
27. 15 76%
28. 16 85%
29. 17 91%
30. 18 96%
31. 19 99%
32. 20 Full
33. 21 99%
34. 22 96%
35. 23 92%
36. 24 86%
37. 25 79%
38. 26 70%
39. 27 61%
40. 28 Last qtr
41. 29 42%
42. 30 32%
43. 31 23%

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

Events in October 2021

1. Wed, Oct 67:05 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Wed, Oct 68:04 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Oct 66:07 PM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

4. Fri, Oct 812:19 AM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

5. Fri, Oct 8

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,400 km.

6. Sat, Oct 912:12 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

7. Sat, Oct 93:37 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Oct 96:49 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Oct 1211:25 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Thu, Oct 144:54 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Oct 158:28 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Oct 1712:59 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Oct 2010:57 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

14. Thu, Oct 216:27 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Oct 24

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

16. Mon, Oct 251:27 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

17. Thu, Oct 284:05 PM

    Last Quarter

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

18. Fri, Oct 294:50 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

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