October 2116

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 29%
13. 2 19%
14. 3 10%
15. 4 4%
16. 5 1%
17. 6 New
18. 7 2%
19. 8 7%
20. 9 14%
21. 10 23%
22. 11 32%
23. 12 42%
24. 13 First qtr
25. 14 61%
26. 15 70%
27. 16 78%
28. 17 85%
29. 18 91%
30. 19 96%
31. 20 99%
32. 21 Full
33. 22 99%
34. 23 96%
35. 24 91%
36. 25 84%
37. 26 75%
38. 27 66%
39. 28 Last qtr
40. 29 43%
41. 30 32%
42. 31 22%

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

Events in October 2116

1. Sat, Oct 34:38 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

2. Sat, Oct 35:20 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Oct 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,500 km.

4. Tue, Oct 64:16 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Tue, Oct 64:27 AM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

6. Tue, Oct 68:27 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Oct 65:58 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Oct 65:58 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.

9. Fri, Oct 98:06 PM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Oct 138:58 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Wed, Oct 1411:50 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

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

12. Fri, Oct 1610:37 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Oct 16

    Apogee

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

14. Wed, Oct 2112:49 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

15. Wed, Oct 2112:52 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

16. Thu, Oct 221:49 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Oct 245:49 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

18. Mon, Oct 2611:48 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Oct 277:59 PM

    Saturn at opposition

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

20. Wed, Oct 289:30 PM

    Last Quarter

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

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