October 2016 Sky
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- On October 1, 2016
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster, Mars, Mercury at superior conjunction, Orionid meteor shower, Pleiades, Regulus, Saturn, Venus
October 2016 Sky
| 1 | New Moon at 0:11 UT. Start of lunation 1160. • Lunation Number (Wikipedia) |
| 3 | Moon near Venus (31° from Sun, evening sky) at 20h UT. Mag. -3.9. |
| 4 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 11h UT (distance 406,096 km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 6 | Moon near Saturn at 9h UT. Mag. +0.5. |
| 8 | Moon near Mars at 12h UT. Mag. +0.1. |
| 9 | First Quarter Moon at 4:33 UT. |
| 16 | Full Moon at 4:23 UT. Perigee in 19.4 hours. • Full Moon Names (Wikipedia) |
| 17 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 0h UT (357,861 km; angular size 33.4′). |
| 18 | Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 15h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 19 | Moon very near Aldebaran (136° from Sun, morning sky) at 5h UT. Occultation visible from USA, Mexico, Central America, SE Canada. • Occultation of Aldebaran (IOTA) |
| 21 | Orionid meteor shower peaks. Arises from the debris field of Comet Halley. Active from October 2 to November 7. Produces very fast (66 km/sec), generally faint meteors (20 per hour). Radiant located near Orion’s club asterism. Observe after midnight on night of 21/22. Moonlight interferes. • Orionids (Gary Kronk) • Meteor Shower Calendar PDF (IMO) |
| 22 | Last Quarter Moon at 19:14 UT. |
| 23 | Moon near Beehive cluster (morning sky) at 10h UT. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 25 | Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 4h UT. • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Venus 3.1° N of Antares (36° from Sun, evening sky) at 15h UT. Mags. -4.0 and +1.0. • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 27 | Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 16h UT. The elusive planet passes into the evening sky. |
| 28 | Moon near Jupiter (25° from Sun, morning sky) at 11h UT. Mag. -1.7. |
| 29 | Venus 3.0° S of Saturn (37° from Sun, evening sky) at 22h UT. Mags. -4.0 and +0.5. |
| 30 | New Moon at 17:38 UT. Start of lunation 1161. • Lunation Number (Wikipedia) |
| 31 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 19h UT (distance 406,662 km; angular size 29.4′). |
| October 2016 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT – 4 hours. | |
