Moon calendar

October 2046

  1. 1 4%
  2. 2 10%
  3. 3 18%
  4. 4 27%
  5. 5 38%
  6. 6 First qtr
  7. 7 58%
  8. 8 68%
  9. 9 77%
  10. 10 84%
  11. 11 90%
  12. 12 95%
  13. 13 98%
  14. 14 Full
  15. 15 99%
  16. 16 97%
  17. 17 93%
  18. 18 88%
  19. 19 81%
  20. 20 72%
  21. 21 62%
  22. 22 Last qtr
  23. 23 41%
  24. 24 30%
  25. 25 20%
  26. 26 12%
  27. 27 5%
  28. 28 1%
  29. 29 New
  30. 30 2%
  31. 31 7%

Events in October 2046

  1. 4:02 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

  2. 10:45 PM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

  3. 6:20 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

  4. 6:52 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.

  5. 7:18 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

  6. 4:41 PM

    First Quarter

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

  7. 9:17 PM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

  8. 12:05 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

  9. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

  10. 7:41 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's MoonMicromoon

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

  11. 11:25 AM

    Venus behind the Sun

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

  12. 4:08 PM

    Last Quarter

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

  13. 5:55 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

  14. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,600 km.

  15. 7:17 AM

    New Moon

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

  16. 1:03 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

  17. 1:22 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

  18. 1:37 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

  19. 2:55 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

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

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