October 2020 Sky
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- On October 1, 2020
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Mercury at inferior conjunction, Orionid meteor shower peaks, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Uranus, Venus
October 2020 Sky
| 1 | Mercury at greatest elongation east (26° from Sun, evening sky) at 16h UT. Mag. 0.1. |
| 1 | Full Moon at 21:06 UT. |
| 3 | Venus 0.1° S of Regulus (morning sky) at 0h UT. Mags. −4.1 & 1.4. |
| 3 | Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 5h UT. Mag. −2.5. Occultation visible from southern South America. |
| 3 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 17h UT (distance 406,321 km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 6 | Moon near the Pleiades at 6h UT (morning sky). |
| 6 | Mars nearest to Earth at 14h UT (62.1 million km). |
| 7 | Moon near Aldebaran at 0h UT (morning sky). |
| 10 | Last Quarter Moon at 0:40 UT. |
| 10 | Moon near Castor (morning sky) at 9h UT. |
| 10 | Moon near Pollux (morning sky) at 14h UT. |
| 11 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (71° from Sun, morning sky) at 15h UT. |
| 13 | Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 6h UT. |
| 13 | Mars at opposition at 23h UT. Mag. −2.6. The brightest the red planet will appear till 2035. |
| 14 | Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 4h UT. Mag. −4.0. |
| 16 | New Moon at 19:31 UT. Start of lunation 1210. |
| 16 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 23:57 UT (distance 356,912 km; angular size 33.5′). |
| 19 | Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 23h UT. |
| 20 | Orionid meteor shower peaks at 23h UT. Arises from the debris field of Comet Halley. Active from October 2 to November 7. Produces very fast (67 km/sec), generally faint meteors (20 per hour). Radiant located near OrionÕs club asterism. Best observed after midnight on nights of Oct 20-21. |
| 22 | Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 18h UT. Mag. −2.2. |
| 23 | Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 5h UT. Mag. 0.6. |
| 23 | First Quarter Moon at 13:23 UT. |
| 25 | Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 18h UT. Mercury passes into the morning sky. |
| 29 | Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 19h UT. Mag. −2.2. |
| 30 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 19h UT (distance 406,394 km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 31 | Full Moon at 14:50 UT. |
| 31 | Uranus at opposition at 16h UT. Mag. 5.7. |
| October 2020 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
