October 2072

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 83%
15. 2 75%
16. 3 65%
17. 4 Last qtr
18. 5 44%
19. 6 33%
20. 7 23%
21. 8 13%
22. 9 6%
23. 10 2%
24. 11 New
25. 12 1%
26. 13 5%
27. 14 12%
28. 15 20%
29. 16 29%
30. 17 38%
31. 18 First qtr
32. 19 58%
33. 20 67%
34. 21 76%
35. 22 83%
36. 23 90%
37. 24 95%
38. 25 98%
39. 26 Full
40. 27 99%
41. 28 97%
42. 29 93%
43. 30 87%
44. 31 79%

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

Events in October 2072

1. Tue, Oct 45:38 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

2. Tue, Oct 410:28 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Wed, Oct 55:16 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.

4. Wed, Oct 57:05 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Oct 512:22 PM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Oct 1012:43 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Saturn gathered

   All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

7. Mon, Oct 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,800 km.

8. Mon, Oct 1011:19 AM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Oct 111:55 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Wed, Oct 1211:45 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

11. Thu, Oct 133:35 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

12. Thu, Oct 133:57 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

13. Thu, Oct 135:12 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Oct 138:58 AM

    Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.

15. Fri, Oct 1410:53 AM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Oct 184:37 PM

    First Quarter

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

17. Sat, Oct 22

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

18. Wed, Oct 266:05 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

19. Wed, Oct 269:21 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

20. Thu, Oct 279:09 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.

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