Sun, Moon & Stars

Movement of the heavenly bodies: October 2000

October Calendar

Moon Phase	Day	Phenomenon	Hour (UT)	Hour (EST)
	5	FIRST QUARTER	1100	7 am
	6	The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit.	0700	3 am
	6	Mercury is at its greatest elongation, or angular distance from the Sun, at 26 degrees east of the Sun.	1000	7 am
	7	Neptune is 1 degree 3 minutes north of the Moon.	0600	2 am
	8	Uranus is 1 degree 5 minutes north of the Moon.	0800	4 am
	9	Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, is in conjunction with the Sun, that is, Pallas and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun.	2200	6 am
	13	FULL MOON	0900	5 am
	15	Neptune appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion.	1100	7 am
	16	Saturn is 1 degree 6 minutes north of the Moon.	0600	2 am
	17	Jupiter is 2 degrees north of the Moon.	0000	8 pm (Oct. 16)
	18	Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion.	1800	2 pm
	19	The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.	2200	6 pm
	20	LAST QUARTER	0800	4 am
	21	Jupiter is 5 degrees north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus.	0500	1 am
	24	Mars is 3 degrees south of the Moon.	0500	1 am
	26	Uranus appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion.	2000	4 pm
	26	Venus is 3 degrees north of Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius.	2200	6 pm
	27	NEW MOON	2200	6 pm
	30	Mercury is in inferior conjunction, that is, the Sun and the Earth are aligned on opposite sides of Mercury.	0200	10 pm (Oct. 29)¹
	30	Venus is 4 degrees south of the Moon.	0800	4 am²
¹9 pm EST. ²3 am EST.