October 2023 Sky
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October 2023 Sky
| 2 | Moon near Jupiter at 2h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.8. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 3 | Moon near the Pleiades at 7h UT (morning sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 5 | Moon near M35 star cluster at 17h UT (morning sky). |
| 5 | Moon at northernmost declination (28.3°) in 2023 at 21h UT. |
| 6 | Last Quarter Moon at 13:48 UT. |
| 7 | Moon near Castor at 5h UT (morning sky). |
| 7 | Moon near Pollux at 11h UT (morning sky). |
| 8 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 16h UT (morning sky). • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 9 | Venus 2.3° SSW of Regulus at 16h UT (46° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. −4.5 and 1.4. |
| 10 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 4h UT (distance 405,426km; angular size 29.5′). |
| 10 | Moon near Regulus at 14h UT (morning sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 10 | Moon near Venus at 16h UT (46° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −4.5. • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 14 | Annular Solar Eclipse from 16:10 to 19:49 UT with greatest eclipse at 17:59 UT. Path of annularity extends across western USA, Central America, Columbia & Brazil. Partial eclipse in the Americas. • Annular Solar Eclipse of 2023 October 14 (GIF) (NASA) • Solar Eclipses: 2021 – 2040 (Mr Eclipse) • NASA Solar Eclipse Page (NASA) • Total Solar Eclipses: How common are they in the Solar System? (video) (ASSA/YouTube) |
| 14 | New Moon at 17:54 UT. Start of lunation 1247. |
| 18 | Moon near Antares at 14h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible in eastern Europe & Middle East. • Antares (Wikipedia) • Occultation of Antares (IOTA) |
| 20 | Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 5h UT. The innermost planet passes into the evening sky. |
| 20 | Moon at southernmost declination (−28.3°) in 2023 at 9h UT. |
| 22 | Orionid meteor shower peaks at 0h 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 | First Quarter Moon at 3:29 UT. |
| 22 | Venus at dichotomy (D-shape) at 22h UT (morning sky). |
| 23 | Venus at greatest elongation west at 9h UT (46° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −4.4. |
| 24 | Moon near Saturn at 11h UT (evening sky). Mag. 0.7. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 3:03 UT (distance 364,872km; angular size 32.7′). |
| 28 | Partial Eclipse of the Moon from 18:02 to 22:26 UT, with mid-eclipse at 20:14 UT. Visible from eastern Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. • Partial Lunar Eclipse of 2023 October 28 (PDF) (NASA) • Eclipses of the Moon (Mr Eclipse) • NASA Lunar Eclipse Page (NASA) |
| 28 | Full Moon at 20:23 UT. |
| 29 | Moon near Jupiter at 7h UT (midnight sky). Mag. −2.9. |
| 30 | Moon near the Pleiades at 17h UT (morning sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| October 2023 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
