October 2173

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 25%
14. 2 17%
15. 3 11%
16. 4 5%
17. 5 2%
18. 6 New
19. 7 0%
20. 8 3%
21. 9 7%
22. 10 14%
23. 11 22%
24. 12 32%
25. 13 43%
26. 14 First qtr
27. 15 66%
28. 16 76%
29. 17 85%
30. 18 93%
31. 19 98%
32. 20 Full
33. 21 99%
34. 22 97%
35. 23 92%
36. 24 85%
37. 25 78%
38. 26 69%
39. 27 60%
40. 28 Last qtr
41. 29 41%
42. 30 32%
43. 31 23%

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

Events in October 2173

1. Fri, Oct 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

2. Sun, Oct 32:43 AM

   Saturn at opposition

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

3. Sun, Oct 310:27 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Oct 55:59 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Oct 68:32 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.

6. Wed, Oct 68:43 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Sun, Oct 1010:03 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Oct 142:39 AM

   First Quarter

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

9. Thu, Oct 144:10 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

10. Sat, Oct 1610:07 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Oct 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,000 km.

12. Sun, Oct 1711:36 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Oct 191:14 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

14. Wed, Oct 209:18 PM

    Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

15. Fri, Oct 2211:49 PM

    Venus at its brightest

    Shines at magnitude -4.8, as bright as it gets this time around.

16. Thu, Oct 2812:44 PM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Fri, Oct 29

    Apogee

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

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