Moon calendar
October 2056
- 1 Last qtr
- 2 43%
- 3 34%
- 4 24%
- 5 16%
- 6 8%
- 7 3%
- 8 New
- 9 1%
- 10 4%
- 11 10%
- 12 18%
- 13 27%
- 14 38%
- 15 First qtr
- 16 60%
- 17 70%
- 18 79%
- 19 87%
- 20 92%
- 21 97%
- 22 99%
- 23 Full
- 24 99%
- 25 96%
- 26 91%
- 27 85%
- 28 78%
- 29 69%
- 30 60%
- 31 Last qtr
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in October 2056
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7:33 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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4:38 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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11:52 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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11:00 PM
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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3:54 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,800 km.
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12:07 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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3:06 PM
Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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6:06 AM
Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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9:13 AM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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1:58 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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6:51 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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3:02 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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7:01 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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7:46 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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5:44 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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2:39 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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12:12 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.