October 2022

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 35%
15. 2 First qtr
16. 3 58%
17. 4 69%
18. 5 79%
19. 6 87%
20. 7 94%
21. 8 98%
22. 9 Full
23. 10 99%
24. 11 96%
25. 12 92%
26. 13 85%
27. 14 78%
28. 15 69%
29. 16 60%
30. 17 Last qtr
31. 18 41%
32. 19 32%
33. 20 23%
34. 21 15%
35. 22 9%
36. 23 4%
37. 24 1%
38. 25 New
39. 26 2%
40. 27 6%
41. 28 13%
42. 29 22%
43. 30 32%
44. 31 43%

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

Events in October 2022

1. Sun, Oct 28:14 PM

   First Quarter

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

2. Tue, Oct 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.

3. Wed, Oct 51:59 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Oct 812:39 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Oct 83:35 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Oct 85:11 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

7. Sun, Oct 94:55 PM

   Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

8. Wed, Oct 122:19 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Oct 1512:10 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Oct 17

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

11. Mon, Oct 171:15 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Sat, Oct 224:39 PM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

13. Mon, Oct 2412:01 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Oct 256:49 AM

    New Moon

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

15. Tue, Oct 257:00 AM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

16. Tue, Oct 258:05 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Oct 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,300 km.

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