Lunar Calendar Month October 2022 (Mozambique)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Maputo, Mozambique during October 2022.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phases	Dates	Time
1st quarter	2022-10-03	02:14
full moon	2022-10-09	22:55
3rd quarter	2022-10-17	19:15
new moon	2022-10-25	12:49

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during October 2022.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance
Perigee	2022-10-04	19:02	369,334 km
Apogee	2022-10-17	12:22	404,329 km
Perigee	2022-10-29	16:49	368,287 km

Eclipses in October 2022

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during October 2022. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Mozambique.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
solar eclipse	2022-10-25	124

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical Objects	Date and Time
Saturn	2022-10-05 17:51
Jupiter	2022-10-08 20:06
Pleiades	2022-10-13 05:46
Mars	2022-10-15 06:28
Pollux	2022-10-17 17:41
Antares	2022-10-28 04:48

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of October 2022.

The information of the moon (phases of the moon, cycles of the moon) presented here applies to all the territory of Mozambique.

October 2022
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 39	26Monday	27Tuesday	28Wednesday	29Thursday	30Friday	1Saturday 27.2% illuminated Age:5.2	2Sunday 37.8% illuminated Age:6.2
Week 40	3Monday 49% illuminated Age:7.3	4Tuesday 60.4% illuminated Age:8.4	5Wednesday 71.3% illuminated Age:9.5	6Thursday 81.1% illuminated Age:10.5	7Friday 89.2% illuminated Age:11.6	8Saturday 95.2% illuminated Age:12.7	9Sunday 98.9% illuminated Age:13.8
Week 41	10Monday 100% illuminated Age:14.8	11Tuesday 98.7% illuminated Age:15.8	12Wednesday 95.3% illuminated Age:16.8	13Thursday 90% illuminated Age:17.8	14Friday 83.3% illuminated Age:18.7	15Saturday 75.4% illuminated Age:19.6	16Sunday 66.7% illuminated Age:20.5
Week 42	17Monday 57.5% illuminated Age:21.4	18Tuesday 48.1% illuminated Age:22.3	19Wednesday 38.7% illuminated Age:23.2	20Thursday 29.6% illuminated Age:24.1	21Friday 21.2% illuminated Age:25	22Saturday 13.6% illuminated Age:26	23Sunday 7.4% illuminated Age:26.9
Week 43	24Monday 2.8% illuminated Age:27.9	25Tuesday 0.4% illuminated Age:29	26Wednesday 0.3% illuminated Age:0.5	27Thursday 2.7% illuminated Age:1.6	28Friday 7.7% illuminated Age:2.6	29Saturday 15% illuminated Age:3.7	30Sunday 24.1% illuminated Age:4.8
Week 44	31Monday 34.6% illuminated Age:5.9	1Tuesday	2Wednesday	3Thursday	4Friday	5Saturday	6Sunday
	7Monday	8Tuesday	9Wednesday	10Thursday	11Friday	12Saturday	13Sunday