October 1, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today. The 40” refractor at Yerkes Observatory was dedicated on this day in 1897. In its time, the telescope was the largest in the world.
October 2, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
October 3, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
October 4, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today. The Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 1 was launched on this date in 1957. It was the first artificial object to orbit the Earth.
October 5, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
October 6, 2022
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
October 7, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today. Look for the Great Square of Pegasus in the east right after sunset. You’ll actually see it tilted over to look more like a baseball diamond. It’s World Series time!
October 8, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.
October 9, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.
October 10, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.
October 11, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.
October 12, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today. In 1964, the Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1, the first manned vehicle with more than one crew member.
October 13, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today. Friday the thirteenth is on a Friday this month.
October 14, 2023
The Moon will be New at 17:55 U.T. today.
October 15, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
October 16, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
October 17, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
October 18, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
October 19, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
October 20, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
October 21, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today. Tonight, you may to watch the Orionid meteor shower. The show begins after midnight. The waxing crescent Moon should not interfere with the shower this year.
October 22, 2023
The Moon is at first quarter phase at 3:29 U.T. today.
October 23, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
October 24, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
October 25, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
October 26, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
October 27, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
October 28, 2023
The Moon is Full at 20:24 U.T. today. For those of you going out for Halloween trick-or-treating, the Moon will be ‘fullish’ next Tuesday evening, but it will not be a true Halloween Full Moon, as it will rise a few hours after sunset.
October 29, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
October 30, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
October 31, 2023
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today. Happy Samhain.
lunar phases
January                January January                January
February                      February February                      February
March                      March March                      March
April                   April April                   April
May                   May May                   May
June                     June June                     June
July                      July July                      July
August                August August                August
September                  September September                  September
October                  October October                  October
November                  November November                  November
December                December December                December