October 2040

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 20%
10. 2 13%
11. 3 7%
12. 4 3%
13. 5 0%
14. 6 New
15. 7 2%
16. 8 7%
17. 9 13%
18. 10 21%
19. 11 31%
20. 12 42%
21. 13 First qtr
22. 14 65%
23. 15 75%
24. 16 85%
25. 17 92%
26. 18 97%
27. 19 100%
28. 20 Full
29. 21 98%
30. 22 93%
31. 23 87%
32. 24 80%
33. 25 72%
34. 26 63%
35. 27 Last qtr
36. 28 44%
37. 29 35%
38. 30 26%
39. 31 18%

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

Events in October 2040

1. Thu, Oct 44:28 PM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

2. Fri, Oct 511:26 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Oct 61:26 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Sat, Oct 61:41 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.

5. Sat, Oct 63:52 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Oct 71:29 PM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

7. Sun, Oct 75:56 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Oct 79:48 PM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.

9. Mon, Oct 88:31 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Oct 107:57 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Oct 134:41 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Mon, Oct 15

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,000 km.

13. Sat, Oct 2012:50 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

14. Sat, Oct 201:36 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Oct 216:08 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

16. Sat, Oct 272:09 AM

    Neptune at opposition

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

17. Sat, Oct 27

    Apogee

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

18. Sat, Oct 278:27 PM

    Last Quarter

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

19. Sun, Oct 282:02 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

20. Wed, Oct 315:16 AM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.

21. Wed, Oct 317:54 AM

    Jupiter and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

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