October 2102

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 73%
9. 2 64%
10. 3 Last qtr
11. 4 45%
12. 5 36%
13. 6 27%
14. 7 19%
15. 8 12%
16. 9 7%
17. 10 3%
18. 11 0%
19. 12 New
20. 13 3%
21. 14 7%
22. 15 14%
23. 16 22%
24. 17 32%
25. 18 43%
26. 19 First qtr
27. 20 66%
28. 21 76%
29. 22 85%
30. 23 92%
31. 24 97%
32. 25 99%
33. 26 Full
34. 27 97%
35. 28 93%
36. 29 87%
37. 30 80%
38. 31 72%

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

Events in October 2102

1. Tue, Oct 311:51 PM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Thu, Oct 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

3. Thu, Oct 1212:51 AM

   New Moon

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

4. Mon, Oct 163:15 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Oct 193:11 AM

   First Quarter

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

6. Thu, Oct 199:21 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

7. Sat, Oct 21

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.

8. Wed, Oct 259:20 AM

   Uranus at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

9. Thu, Oct 2612:09 AM

   Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

10. Sat, Oct 287:13 AM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Oct 301:00 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Oct 308:59 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered

    All within 1.3° of each other in the sky.

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