October

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.

Day	Phenomenon	Hour
2	Mars is 5° south of the Moon.	2000
3	LAST QUARTER	1000
7	Venus is 3° south of the Moon.	0300
7	Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is 0° 2' south of the Moon. Occultation of Regulus by the Moon.	0700
7	Saturn is 1° 3' north of the Moon. Occultation of Saturn by the Moon.	1600
9	Venus is 3° south of Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo.	1100
11	NEW MOON	0500
12	Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves from its greatest elongation east of the Sun back toward a position west of the Sun as viewed from Earth.	0700
13	Mercury is 1° 3' north of the Moon.	0100
13	The Moon is at apogee.	1000
15	Venus is 3° south of Saturn.	1400
15	Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 5' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon.	1500
16	Jupiter is 5° north of the Moon.	0600
19	FIRST QUARTER	0900
21	Neptune is 1° 3' north of the Moon. Occultation of Neptune by the Moon.	0300
22	Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde motion to direct motion.	1500
23	Uranus is 1° 8' south of the Moon.	0200
24	Mercury is in inferior conjunction.	0000
26	FULL MOON	0500
26	The Moon is at perigee.	1200
28	Venus is at its greatest elongation, at 46° west of the Sun.	1500
30	Mars is 3° south of the Moon.	1900
31	Neptune appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde motion to direct motion.	2000

September

Phenomena, 2007

November