October 2018 Sky
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- On October 1, 2018
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Orionid meteor shower, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Venus, Venus at inferior conjunction
October 2018 Sky
| 2 | Last Quarter Moon at 9:46 UT. |
| 3 | Moon near Castor (morning sky) at 7h UT. |
| 3 | Moon near Pollux (morning sky) at 11h UT. |
| 4 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (morning sky) at 10h UT. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 5 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 22:31 UT (366,392 km; angular size 32.6′). |
| 5 | Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 23h UT. • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 9 | New Moon at 3:47 UT. Start of lunation 1185. • Lunation Number (Wikipedia) |
| 10 | Moon near Venus (evening sky) at 22h UT. Mag. −4.4. • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 11 | Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 23h UT. Mag. −1.8. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 13 | Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 6h UT. |
| 15 | Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 3h UT. Mag. 0.5. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 16 | First Quarter Moon at 18:01 UT. |
| 17 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 19h UT (distance 404,227 km; angular size 29.6′). |
| 18 | Moon near Mars (evening sky) at 12h UT. Mag. −0.9. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 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 OrionÕs club asterism. Observe after midnight on night of 21/22. • Orionids (Gary Kronk) • Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO) |
| 24 | Full Moon at 16:46 UT. • Full Moon Names (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Venus at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 14h UT. The brightest planet passes into the morning sky. |
| 26 | Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 21h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 27 | Moon near Aldebaran (morning sky) at 13h UT. • Aldebaran (Wikipedia) |
| 29 | Mercury 3.1° SSW of Jupiter (22° from Sun, evening sky) at 7h UT. Mags. −0.2 and −1.7. |
| 30 | Moon near Castor (morning sky) at 12h UT. |
| 30 | Moon near Pollux (morning sky) at 17h UT. |
| 31 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (morning sky) at 16h UT. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 31 | Last Quarter Moon at 16:41 UT. |
| 31 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 20:24 UT (370,204 km; angular size 32.3′). |
| October 2018 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
