Astronomy – October 2019

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WWW.ASTRONOMY.COM 39
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to the distance
from Earth and are shown at 0h Universal Time.
2 Pluto is stationary, 5 P.M. EDT
Venus passes 3° north of Spica, 9 P.M. EDT
3 The Moon passes 1.9° north of Jupiter, 4 P.M. EDT
5 First Quarter Moon occurs at 12:47 P.M. EDT
The Moon passes 0.3° south of Saturn, 5 P.M. EDT
6 The Moon passes 0.1° south of Pluto, 5 A.M. EDT
10 The Moon is at apogee (252,214 miles from Earth), 2:29 P.M. EDT
The Moon passes 4° south of Neptune, 7 P.M. EDT
13 Asteroid Amphitrite is at opposition, 9 A.M. EDT
Full Moon occurs at 5:08 P.M. EDT
14 The Moon passes 4° south of Uranus, 8 P.M. EDT
19 Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation (25°), midnight EDT
21 Last Quarter Moon occurs at 8:39 A.M. EDT
Orionid meteor shower peaks
25 Asteroid Metis is at opposition, 5 P.M. EDT
26 The Moon is at perigee (224,508 miles from Earth), 6:39 A.M. EDT
The Moon passes 5° north of Mars, 1 P.M. EDT
27 New Moon occurs at 11:38 P.M. EDT
28 Uranus is at opposition, 4 A.M. EDT
29 The Moon passes 4° north of Venus, 10 A.M. EDT
The Moon passes 7° north of Mercury, 11 A.M. EDT
30 Mercury passes 3° south of Venus, 4 A.M. EDT
31 The Moon passes 1.3° north of Jupiter, 10 A.M. EDT
Mercury is stationary, 4 P.M. EDT
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