Moon calendar
October 2046
- 1 4%
- 2 10%
- 3 18%
- 4 27%
- 5 38%
- 6 First qtr
- 7 58%
- 8 68%
- 9 77%
- 10 84%
- 11 90%
- 12 95%
- 13 98%
- 14 Full
- 15 99%
- 16 97%
- 17 93%
- 18 88%
- 19 81%
- 20 72%
- 21 62%
- 22 Last qtr
- 23 41%
- 24 30%
- 25 20%
- 26 12%
- 27 5%
- 28 1%
- 29 New
- 30 2%
- 31 7%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in October 2046
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4:02 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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10:45 PM
Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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6:20 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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6:52 PM
Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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7:18 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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4:41 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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9:17 PM
Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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12:05 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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7:41 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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11:25 AM
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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4:08 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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5:55 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,600 km.
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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.
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1:03 PM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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1:22 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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1:37 PM
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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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.