October 2106

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 19%
14. 2 27%
15. 3 36%
16. 4 First qtr
17. 5 55%
18. 6 64%
19. 7 73%
20. 8 81%
21. 9 88%
22. 10 94%
23. 11 98%
24. 12 Full
25. 13 99%
26. 14 97%
27. 15 91%
28. 16 84%
29. 17 74%
30. 18 64%
31. 19 Last qtr
32. 20 41%
33. 21 30%
34. 22 20%
35. 23 12%
36. 24 6%
37. 25 2%
38. 26 New
39. 27 1%
40. 28 3%
41. 29 8%
42. 30 14%
43. 31 21%

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

Events in October 2106

1. Mon, Oct 41:29 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

2. Mon, Oct 411:16 PM

   First Quarter

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

3. Tue, Oct 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

4. Tue, Oct 127:10 PM

   Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

5. Thu, Oct 1411:53 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.

6. Thu, Oct 1412:01 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Oct 1411:23 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Oct 18

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.

9. Tue, Oct 192:32 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

10. Tue, Oct 194:54 PM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Sun, Oct 245:43 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Oct 249:02 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Oct 242:49 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.

14. Mon, Oct 255:19 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Oct 266:28 PM

    New Moon

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

16. Tue, Oct 266:33 PM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

17. Fri, Oct 296:27 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Oct 311:22 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

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