October 2024 Sky
- Posted by OCastronomy
- On October 1, 2024
- 0 Comments
- Annular Solar Eclipse, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), Jupiter, M35 cluster, Mars, Neptune, Orionid meteor shower, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Venus
October 2024 Sky
| 2 | Annular Solar Eclipse from 16:50 to 20:39 UT with greatest eclipse at 18:45 UT. Path of annularity extends across southern Chile and southern Argentina. Partial eclipse in the Pacific Ocean and southern South America. • Annular Solar Eclipse of 2024 October 2 (GIF) (NASA) • Solar Eclipses: 2021 – 2040 (Mr Eclipse) • NASA Solar Eclipse Page (NASA) |
| 2 | New Moon at 18:49 UT. Start of lunation 1259. |
| 2 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 20h UT (distance 406,516km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 5 | Moon near Venus at 19h UT (evening sky). Mag. −4.0. • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 7 | Moon near Antares at 17h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Saint Helena and S. Namibia. • Antares (Wikipedia) • Occultation of Antares (In-The-Sky) |
| 9 | Moon at southernmost declination (−28.7°) in 2024 at 12h UT. |
| 10 | First Quarter Moon at 18:55 UT. |
| 14 | Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) emerges above the western horizon in the evening sky. • C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (Wikipedia) |
| 14 | Moon near Saturn at 16h UT (evening sky). Mag. 0.8. Occultation visible from parts of Asia and Africa. • Saturn (Wikipedia) • Occultation of Saturn (In-The-Sky) |
| 15 | Moon near Neptune at 15h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Asia, Russia and NE Africa. Mag. 7.8. • Neptune (Wikipedia) • Occultation of Neptune (In-The-Sky) |
| 17 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 00:59 UT (distance 357,175km; angular size 33.4′). Only 10.5 hours before Full Moon. |
| 17 | Full Moon at 11:27 UT. Supermoon. |
| 19 | Moon near the Pleiades at 21h UT (morning sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 21 | Orionid meteor shower peaks. Arises from the debris field of Comet Halley. Active from October 2 to November 7. Produces very fast (67 km/sec), generally faint meteors (10−20 per hour). Radiant located near Orion’s club asterism. • Orionids (American Meteor Society) • Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO) |
| 21 | Moon near Jupiter at 8h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.6. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 22 | Moon near M35 star cluster at 4h UT (morning sky). |
| 23 | Moon near Castor at 12h UT (morning sky). |
| 23 | Moon near Pollux at 18h UT (morning sky). |
| 23 | Moon near Mars at 22h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.2. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 24 | Last Quarter Moon at 8:04 UT. |
| 24 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 21h UT (morning sky). |
| 26 | Venus 3.0° NNE of Antares at 7h UT (37° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. −4.0 and 1.0. |
| 26 | Moon near Regulus at 17h UT (64° from Sun, morning sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 29 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 23h UT (distance 406,161km; angular size 29.4′). |
October 2024 Sky All times Universal Time (UT).
|
|
