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 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.