October 2042

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 93%
12. 2 85%
13. 3 76%
14. 4 66%
15. 5 Last qtr
16. 6 44%
17. 7 34%
18. 8 25%
19. 9 17%
20. 10 10%
21. 11 5%
22. 12 2%
23. 13 New
24. 14 0%
25. 15 2%
26. 16 6%
27. 17 11%
28. 18 18%
29. 19 26%
30. 20 35%
31. 21 First qtr
32. 22 56%
33. 23 67%
34. 24 77%
35. 25 86%
36. 26 93%
37. 27 98%
38. 28 Full
39. 29 99%
40. 30 95%
41. 31 88%

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

Events in October 2042

1. Wed, Oct 111:25 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Oct 46:52 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

3. Sun, Oct 510:35 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Oct 81:24 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Oct 121:18 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Oct 139:59 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.

7. Mon, Oct 1310:03 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Tue, Oct 14

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

9. Wed, Oct 157:34 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Oct 168:09 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Oct 179:04 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

    All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

12. Fri, Oct 1710:25 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Oct 192:21 AM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

14. Tue, Oct 2110:53 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Tue, Oct 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.

16. Tue, Oct 283:48 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's MoonSupermoon

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

17. Tue, Oct 289:19 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Oct 3012:08 PM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

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