October 1, 2020
The Moon is Full at 21:05 U.T. today. This is the first of two Full Moons for this month. 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, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
October 3, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
October 4, 2020
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, 2020
The Moon is waning gibbous today.
October 6, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
October 7, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous 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. Oh that reminds me, are we doing the World Series this year?
October 8, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today. It will rise just before midnight tonight.
October 9, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning gibbous today.
October 10, 2020
The Moon reaches third quarter phase at 00:39 U.T. today.
October 11, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.
October 12, 2020
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, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today .
October 14, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.
October 15, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waning crescent today.
October 16, 2020
The Moon is New at 19:31 U.T. today. No solar eclipse for this particular New Moon.
October 17, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
October 18, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
October 19, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
October 20, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
October 21, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today. Tonight, you may to watch the Orionid meteor shower. The waxing crescent Moon should not interfere with the shower this year.
October 22, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing crescent today.
October 23, 2020
The Moon reaches first quarter phase at 13:22 U.T. today.
October 24, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
October 25, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
October 26, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
October 27, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
October 28, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
October 29, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
October 30, 2020
The phase of the Moon is waxing gibbous today.
October 31, 2020
Full Moon today at 14:49 U.T. That should add to the ambience of Halloween this year. Full Moons occur on Halloween about once every 19 Years. 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