Phenomena, 2005: October
Updated June 26, 2019 |
Infoplease Staff
October
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Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
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1 | Mars appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion. | 1000 |
3 | NEW MOON. Annular eclipse of the Sun. | 1000 |
4 | Mercury is 2° north of Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. | 0800 |
6 | Mercury is 1° 5' south of Jupiter. | 0700 |
7 | Venus is 1° 4' north of the Moon. | 0600 |
8 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 2' south of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 0100 |
10 | FIRST QUARTER | 1900 |
12 | Neptune is 5° north of the Moon. | 1500 |
14 | Uranus is 3° north of the Moon. | 0500 |
14 | The Moon is at perigee. | 1400 |
16 | Venus is 1° 6' north of Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. | 1800 |
17 | FULL MOON. Partial eclipse of the Moon. | 1200 |
19 | Mars is 5° south of the Moon. | 1300 |
22 | Jupiter is in conjunction with the Sun. | 1300 |
25 | LAST QUARTER | 0100 |
25 | Saturn is 4° south of the Moon. | 1700 |
26 | The Moon is at apogee. | 1000 |
26 | Neptune appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde to direct motion. | 2200 |
30 | Mars makes its closest approach to Earth since 2003. | 0300 |
31 | Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, is 1° 2' south of the Moon. Occultation of Spica by the Moon. | 1900 |
September | Phenomena, 2005 | November |