October 2081

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 2%
12. 2 New
13. 3 1%
14. 4 6%
15. 5 12%
16. 6 21%
17. 7 30%
18. 8 40%
19. 9 First qtr
20. 10 60%
21. 11 69%
22. 12 78%
23. 13 85%
24. 14 91%
25. 15 96%
26. 16 99%
27. 17 Full
28. 18 99%
29. 19 97%
30. 20 92%
31. 21 86%
32. 22 78%
33. 23 69%
34. 24 59%
35. 25 Last qtr
36. 26 37%
37. 27 26%
38. 28 16%
39. 29 9%
40. 30 3%
41. 31 New

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

Events in October 2081

1. Wed, Oct 13:51 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Oct 18:14 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.

3. Wed, Oct 19:22 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Oct 17:12 PM

   Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

5. Wed, Oct 17:25 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Oct 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.

7. Thu, Oct 21:23 PM

   New Moon

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

8. Mon, Oct 64:06 PM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Oct 912:23 AM

   Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered

   All within 1.7° of each other in the sky.

10. Thu, Oct 910:37 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Oct 911:58 AM

    First Quarter

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

12. Sat, Oct 1112:48 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Oct 116:00 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

14. Sun, Oct 126:45 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Oct 14

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

16. Tue, Oct 144:55 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

17. Fri, Oct 174:50 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

18. Mon, Oct 203:12 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

19. Sat, Oct 257:13 AM

    Last Quarter

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

20. Sat, Oct 253:43 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

21. Thu, Oct 3012:51 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

22. Thu, Oct 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,700 km.

23. Fri, Oct 311:55 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

24. Fri, Oct 315:42 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.

25. Fri, Oct 3110:02 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

26. Fri, Oct 3111:04 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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