Lunar Calendar Month October 2020 (Sint Maarten)

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 Philipsburg, Sint Maarten during October 2020.

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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
full moon	2020-10-01	17:05
3rd quarter	2020-10-09	20:39
new moon	2020-10-16	15:31
1st quarter	2020-10-23	09:23
full moon	2020-10-31	10:49

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during October 2020.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance
Apogee	2020-10-03	13:24	406,319 km
Perigee	2020-10-16	19:48	356,912 km
Apogee	2020-10-30	14:47	406,392 km

Meteor Activity

Active meteor showers this month and their peak days. For more information, see the meteor shower calendar 2020.

Name	Peak Day
Oct. Camelopardalids	2020-10-05
Draconids	2020-10-08
S. Taurids	2020-10-10
δ-Aurigids	2020-10-11
ε-Geminids	2020-10-18
Orionids	2020-10-21
Leonis Minorids	2020-10-24

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
Mars	2020-10-02 23:21
Beehive	2020-10-11 08:27
Venus	2020-10-13 19:57
Jupiter	2020-10-22 13:10
Saturn	2020-10-22 23:49
Mars	2020-10-29 12:13

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of October 2020.

October 2020
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 40	28 Monday	29 Tuesday	30 Wednesday	1Thursday 99.5% illuminated Age: 14.1	2Friday 99.9% illuminated Age: 15	3Saturday 98.5% illuminated Age: 15.9	4Sunday 95.4% illuminated Age: 16.8
Week 41	5Monday 90.6% illuminated Age: 17.7	6Tuesday 84.3% illuminated Age: 18.6	7Wednesday 76.8% illuminated Age: 19.5	8Thursday 68.1% illuminated Age: 20.4	9Friday 58.6% illuminated Age: 21.3	10Saturday 48.4% illuminated Age: 22.3	11Sunday 38.1% illuminated Age: 23.3
Week 42	12Monday 27.9% illuminated Age: 24.3	13Tuesday 18.4% illuminated Age: 25.4	14Wednesday 10.3% illuminated Age: 26.5	15Thursday 4.2% illuminated Age: 27.6	16Friday 0.7% illuminated Age: 28.8	17Saturday 0.2% illuminated Age: 0.4	18Sunday 2.8% illuminated Age: 1.6
Week 43	19Monday 8.2% illuminated Age: 2.7	20Tuesday 15.8% illuminated Age: 3.8	21Wednesday 25.1% illuminated Age: 4.9	22Thursday 35.3% illuminated Age: 6	23Friday 45.9% illuminated Age: 7	24Saturday 56.3% illuminated Age: 8	25Sunday 66.1% illuminated Age: 8.9
Week 44	26Monday 75.1% illuminated Age: 9.9	27Tuesday 83% illuminated Age: 10.8	28Wednesday 89.6% illuminated Age: 11.7	29Thursday 94.6% illuminated Age: 12.6	30Friday 98.1% illuminated Age: 13.5	31Saturday 99.8% illuminated Age: 14.4	1 Sunday
	2 Monday	3 Tuesday	4 Wednesday	5 Thursday	6 Friday	7 Saturday	8 Sunday
	9 Monday	10 Tuesday	11 Wednesday	12 Thursday	13 Friday	14 Saturday	15 Sunday