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Sky Calendar -- October 2016

1	New Moon at 0:11 UT. Start of lunation 1160. • Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
3	Moon near Venus (31° from Sun, evening sky) at 20h UT. Mag. -3.9.
4	Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 11h UT (distance 406,096 km; angular size 29.4').
6	Moon near Saturn at 9h UT. Mag. +0.5.
8	Moon near Mars at 12h UT. Mag. +0.1.
9	First Quarter Moon at 4:33 UT.
16	Full Moon at 4:23 UT. Perigee in 19.4 hours. • Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
17	Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 0h UT (357,861 km; angular size 33.4').
18	Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 15h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
19	Moon very near Aldebaran (136° from Sun, morning sky) at 5h UT. Occultation visible from USA, Mexico, Central America, SE Canada. • Occultation of Aldebaran (IOTA)
21	Orionid meteor shower peaks. Arises from the debris field of Comet Halley. Active from October 2 to November 7. Produces very fast (66 km/sec), generally faint meteors (20 per hour). Radiant located near Orion's club asterism. Observe after midnight on night of 21/22. Moonlight interferes. • Orionids (Gary Kronk) • Meteor Shower Calendar PDF (IMO)
22	Last Quarter Moon at 19:14 UT.
23	Moon near Beehive cluster (morning sky) at 10h UT. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
25	Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 4h UT. • Regulus (Wikipedia)
26	Venus 3.1° N of Antares (36° from Sun, evening sky) at 15h UT. Mags. -4.0 and +1.0. • Antares (Wikipedia)
27	Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 16h UT. The elusive planet passes into the evening sky.
28	Moon near Jupiter (25° from Sun, morning sky) at 11h UT. Mag. -1.7.
29	Venus 3.0° S of Saturn (37° from Sun, evening sky) at 22h UT. Mags. -4.0 and +0.5.
30	New Moon at 17:38 UT. Start of lunation 1161. • Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
31	Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 19h UT (distance 406,662 km; angular size 29.4').
All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.

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Sky Calendar References:

Astronomical Calendar 2016 (book) by Guy Ottewell
Starry Night Pro Plus v6.3 (software) by Imaginova
Sky & Telescope (magazine) by Sky Publishing
Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets (book) by Jean Meeus
Celestial Delights (book) by Francis Reddy