October 2028

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 96%
9. 2 99%
10. 3 Full
11. 4 99%
12. 5 96%
13. 6 92%
14. 7 86%
15. 8 78%
16. 9 69%
17. 10 59%
18. 11 Last qtr
19. 12 37%
20. 13 27%
21. 14 17%
22. 15 9%
23. 16 3%
24. 17 New
25. 18 1%
26. 19 4%
27. 20 9%
28. 21 17%
29. 22 25%
30. 23 35%
31. 24 45%
32. 25 First qtr
33. 26 64%
34. 27 73%
35. 28 81%
36. 29 88%
37. 30 93%
38. 31 97%

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

Events in October 2028

1. Sun, Oct 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

2. Mon, Oct 26:30 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

3. Tue, Oct 38:46 AM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Oct 312:25 PM

   Full Moon Harvest MoonMicromoon

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

5. Sun, Oct 84:06 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Oct 117:57 AM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Fri, Oct 139:00 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Oct 167:42 PM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

9. Mon, Oct 16

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,000 km.

10. Tue, Oct 176:59 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

11. Tue, Oct 1710:57 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Sun, Oct 229:36 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Oct 2512:53 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Sun, Oct 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

15. Mon, Oct 301:17 PM

    Saturn at opposition

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

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