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Lunar Calendar Month October 2023 (South Korea)

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 Seoul, South Korea during October 2023.

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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 phasesDatesTime
3rd quarter2023-10-0622:48
new moon2023-10-1502:55
1st quarter2023-10-2212:29
full moon2023-10-2905:24

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during October 2023.

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Apogee2023-10-1012:43405,425 km
Perigee2023-10-2611:54364,872 km

Eclipses in October 2023

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during October 2023. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of South Korea.

TypeDatesSarosNotes
solar eclipse2023-10-15134
lunar eclipse2023-10-29146

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 ObjectsDate and Time
Jupiter2023-10-02 12:16
Pleiades2023-10-03 13:25
Pollux2023-10-07 19:23
Antares2023-10-18 22:17
Saturn2023-10-24 16:52
Jupiter2023-10-29 17:10
Pleiades2023-10-30 23:30

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of October 2023.

October 2023
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 39
25 Monday
 
26 Tuesday
 
27 Wednesday
 
28 Thursday
 
29 Friday
 
30 Saturday
 
1Sunday
 
97.9% illuminated
Age: 16.1
Week 40
2Monday
 
93.3% illuminated
Age: 17.2
3Tuesday
 
86.6% illuminated
Age: 18.3
4Wednesday
 
78.3% illuminated
Age: 19.3
5Thursday
 
69.1% illuminated
Age: 20.3
6Friday
 
59.4% illuminated
Age: 21.3
7Saturday
 
49.6% illuminated
Age: 22.2
8Sunday
 
40% illuminated
Age: 23.1
Week 41
9Monday
 
30.9% illuminated
Age: 24
10Tuesday
 
22.5% illuminated
Age: 24.9
11Wednesday
 
15.2% illuminated
Age: 25.8
12Thursday
 
9% illuminated
Age: 26.7
13Friday
 
4.3% illuminated
Age: 27.6
14Saturday
 
1.2% illuminated
Age: 28.5
15Sunday
 
0% illuminated
Age: 29.4
Week 42
16Monday
 
0.8% illuminated
Age: 0.8
17Tuesday
 
3.6% illuminated
Age: 1.8
18Wednesday
 
8.4% illuminated
Age: 2.8
19Thursday
 
15.1% illuminated
Age: 3.8
20Friday
 
23.6% illuminated
Age: 4.8
21Saturday
 
33.4% illuminated
Age: 5.8
22Sunday
 
44.2% illuminated
Age: 6.8
Week 43
23Monday
 
55.5% illuminated
Age: 7.9
24Tuesday
 
66.6% illuminated
Age: 9
25Wednesday
 
77.1% illuminated
Age: 10.1
26Thursday
 
86.2% illuminated
Age: 11.2
27Friday
 
93.3% illuminated
Age: 12.3
28Saturday
 
98% illuminated
Age: 13.4
29Sunday
 
99.9% illuminated
Age: 14.5
Week 44
30Monday
 
99.2% illuminated
Age: 15.6
31Tuesday
 
96% illuminated
Age: 16.7
1 Wednesday
 
2 Thursday
 
3 Friday
 
4 Saturday
 
5 Sunday
 
6 Monday
 
7 Tuesday
 
8 Wednesday
 
9 Thursday
 
10 Friday
 
11 Saturday
 
12 Sunday
 
Content last updated on 2018-10-21T17:33:00Z