Lunar Calendar Month October 2024 (United States)

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 Washington, District of Columbia, United States during October 2024.

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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
new moon	2024-10-02	14:49
1st quarter	2024-10-10	14:55
full moon	2024-10-17	07:26
3rd quarter	2024-10-24	04:03

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during October 2024.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Apogee	2024-10-02	15:41	406,516 km	Maximum apogee in 2024!
Perigee	2024-10-16	20:47	357,172 km
Apogee	2024-10-29	18:51	406,163 km

Eclipses in October 2024

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during October 2024. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of United States.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
solar eclipse	2024-10-02	144

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
Venus	2024-10-05 16:26
Antares	2024-10-07 14:48
Saturn	2024-10-14 14:05
Pleiades	2024-10-19 15:59
Pollux	2024-10-23 13:16
Mars	2024-10-23 15:55
Beehive	2024-10-24 13:35

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of October 2024.

October 2024
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 40	30 Monday	1Tuesday 2.3% illuminated Age: 28.1	2Wednesday 0.3% illuminated Age: 29	3Thursday 0.1% illuminated Age: 0.3	4Friday 1.7% illuminated Age: 1.2	5Saturday 5% illuminated Age: 2.1	6Sunday 10% illuminated Age: 3
Week 41	7Monday 16.6% illuminated Age: 3.9	8Tuesday 24.5% illuminated Age: 4.9	9Wednesday 33.6% illuminated Age: 5.8	10Thursday 43.5% illuminated Age: 6.8	11Friday 54.1% illuminated Age: 7.8	12Saturday 64.8% illuminated Age: 8.8	13Sunday 75.1% illuminated Age: 9.9
Week 42	14Monday 84.4% illuminated Age: 11	15Tuesday 92.1% illuminated Age: 12.1	16Wednesday 97.4% illuminated Age: 13.2	17Thursday 99.9% illuminated Age: 14.4	18Friday 99.3% illuminated Age: 15.6	19Saturday 95.7% illuminated Age: 16.7	20Sunday 89.6% illuminated Age: 17.9
Week 43	21Monday 81.5% illuminated Age: 18.9	22Tuesday 72.2% illuminated Age: 20	23Wednesday 62.1% illuminated Age: 21	24Thursday 51.9% illuminated Age: 22	25Friday 41.9% illuminated Age: 22.9	26Saturday 32.4% illuminated Age: 23.8	27Sunday 23.8% illuminated Age: 24.7
Week 44	28Monday 16.2% illuminated Age: 25.6	29Tuesday 9.9% illuminated Age: 26.5	30Wednesday 5% illuminated Age: 27.4	31Thursday 1.7% illuminated Age: 28.3	1 Friday	2 Saturday	3 Sunday
	4 Monday	5 Tuesday	6 Wednesday	7 Thursday	8 Friday	9 Saturday	10 Sunday
	11 Monday	12 Tuesday	13 Wednesday	14 Thursday	15 Friday	16 Saturday	17 Sunday