Moon calendar
October 2071
- 1 First qtr
- 2 64%
- 3 73%
- 4 81%
- 5 88%
- 6 93%
- 7 97%
- 8 100%
- 9 Full
- 10 98%
- 11 93%
- 12 87%
- 13 78%
- 14 68%
- 15 57%
- 16 Last qtr
- 17 35%
- 18 24%
- 19 15%
- 20 8%
- 21 3%
- 22 0%
- 23 New
- 24 3%
- 25 7%
- 26 13%
- 27 20%
- 28 29%
- 29 38%
- 30 First qtr
- 31 56%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in October 2071
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12:21 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
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1:38 PM
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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3:38 PM
Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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1:24 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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11:53 AM
Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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6:05 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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2:36 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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8:28 PM
Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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3:30 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.
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11:32 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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12:49 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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8:09 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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5:04 PM
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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8:07 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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11:35 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.