October 2022 Sky
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- On October 2, 2022
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, M35 cluster, Mars, Mercury, Orionid meteor shower, Partial Eclipse of the Sun, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Uranus, Venus
October 2022 Sky
| 3 | First Quarter Moon at 0:14 UT. |
| 4 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 16:41 UT (distance 369,325km; angular size 32.4′). |
| 5 | Moon near Saturn at 19h UT (evening sky). Mag. 0.5. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 8 | Moon near Jupiter at 21h UT (evening sky). Mag. −2.9. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 8 | Mercury at greatest elongation west at 21h UT (18° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −0.5. |
| 9 | Full Moon at 20:54 UT. |
| 12 | Moon near Uranus at 7h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from NW USA, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. Mag. 5.7. • Uranus (Wikipedia) • Occultation of Uranus (IOTA) |
| 13 | Moon near the Pleiades at 7h UT (morning sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 14 | Moon near Aldebaran at 0h UT (morning sky). • Aldebaran (Wikipedia) |
| 15 | Moon near Mars at 4h UT (morning sky). Mag. −0.9. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 15 | Moon near M35 star cluster at 21h UT (110° from Sun, morning sky). • Messier 35 (Wikipedia) |
| 17 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 10h UT (distance 404,328km; angular size 29.6′). |
| 17 | Moon near Castor at 11h UT (morning sky). |
| 17 | Moon near Pollux at 17h UT (morning sky). |
| 17 | Last Quarter Moon at 17:15 UT. |
| 18 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 21h UT (morning sky). • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 20 | Moon near Regulus at 18h UT (morning sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 21 | Orionid meteor shower peaks at 10h 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 Orion’s club asterism. • Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO) |
| 22 | Venus at superior conjunction with the Sun at 21h UT (not visible). Venus is passing into the evening sky. |
| 25 | New Moon at 10:47 UT. Start of lunation 1235. |
| 25 | Partial Eclipse of the Sun at 11:00 UT (greatest). Visible from Europe, NE Africa, Middle East and west Asia. Begins 8:58 UT. Ends 13:02 UT. • Partial Solar Eclipse of 2022 October 25 (GIF) (NASA) • Solar Eclipses: 2011 – 2030 (Mr Eclipse) • NASA Solar Eclipse Page (NASA) |
| 28 | Moon near Antares at 5h UT (evening sky). • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 29 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 14:27 UT (distance 368,291km; angular size 32.4′). |
| 30 | Moon at southernmost declination (−27.5°) at 1h UT. |
| October 2022 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
