October 2023

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 93%
9. 2 86%
10. 3 78%
11. 4 69%
12. 5 59%
13. 6 Last qtr
14. 7 40%
15. 8 31%
16. 9 22%
17. 10 15%
18. 11 9%
19. 12 4%
20. 13 1%
21. 14 New
22. 15 1%
23. 16 4%
24. 17 9%
25. 18 15%
26. 19 24%
27. 20 34%
28. 21 First qtr
29. 22 56%
30. 23 67%
31. 24 78%
32. 25 87%
33. 26 94%
34. 27 98%
35. 28 Full
36. 29 99%
37. 30 96%
38. 31 90%

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

Events in October 2023

1. Sun, Oct 19:36 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Oct 211:56 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Oct 69:48 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Mon, Oct 9

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

5. Sat, Oct 144:58 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Oct 141:55 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Sat, Oct 141:59 PM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

8. Sun, Oct 1511:36 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Oct 201:19 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

10. Sat, Oct 2111:29 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Mon, Oct 237:14 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

12. Tue, Oct 245:33 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Oct 2510:21 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Oct 25

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,900 km.

15. Sat, Oct 284:13 PM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

16. Sat, Oct 284:24 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

17. Sun, Oct 292:35 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Oct 2910:20 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

19. Sun, Oct 298:35 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

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