October 1, 2018
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, 2018
The Moon reaches third quarter
phase at 9:45 U.T. today.
October 3, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today.
October 4, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent 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, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today.
October 6, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today.
October 7, 2018
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. That’s
appropriate since we are at that time
of the year where we think about the
World Series of baseball.
October 8, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waning
crescent today. It will rise less than an
hour before sunrise.
October 9, 2018
The Moon is New at 3:47 U.T.
today.
October 10, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
October 11, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
October 12, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
In 1964, the Soviet Union
launched Voskhod 1, the first manned
vehicle with more than one crew
member.
October 13, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
October 14, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
October 15, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waxing
crescent today.
October 16, 2018
The Moon is at first quarter phase
at 18:02 U.T. today.
October 17, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
October 18, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
October 19, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
October 20, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
October 21, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
Tonight, you may to watch the
Orionid meteor shower. However, this
year the waxing gibbous Moon will,
unfortunately, brighten your skies,
diminishing the show somewhat.
October 22, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
October 23, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waxing
gibbous today.
October 24, 2018
The phase of the Moon is Full at
16:45 U.T. today.
The Full Moon of October is called
the costume Moon in modern folklore.
October 25, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
October 26, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
October 27, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
October 28, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
October 29, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
October 30, 2018
The phase of the Moon is waning
gibbous today.
October 31, 2018
The phase of the Moon is third
quarter at 16:40 U.T. today.
The Moon will not rise until after
midnight tonight, so no spooky
Halloween Moon.
The next true Halloween Full
Moon will be in 2020.
Happy Samhain.
