Moon calendar
October 2103
- 1 New
- 2 2%
- 3 5%
- 4 10%
- 5 17%
- 6 25%
- 7 35%
- 8 First qtr
- 9 56%
- 10 67%
- 11 78%
- 12 87%
- 13 94%
- 14 98%
- 15 Full
- 16 99%
- 17 95%
- 18 88%
- 19 80%
- 20 71%
- 21 62%
- 22 Last qtr
- 23 42%
- 24 33%
- 25 25%
- 26 17%
- 27 10%
- 28 5%
- 29 2%
- 30 New
- 31 1%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in October 2103
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12:53 AM
Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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3:33 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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4:11 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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9:08 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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10:21 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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3:54 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.
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1:00 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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12:34 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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11:46 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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4:27 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
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4:16 AM
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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4:50 PM
Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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8:38 PM
New 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.