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Lunar Calendar Month October 2023 (Cayman Islands)

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 George Town, Cayman Islands 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 quarter2023-10-0608:48
new moon2023-10-1412:55
1st quarter2023-10-2122:29
full moon2023-10-2815:24

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

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

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Apogee2023-10-0922:43405,425 km
Perigee2023-10-2521:54364,872 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 Cayman Islands.

TypeDatesSarosNotes
solar eclipse2023-10-14134
lunar eclipse2023-10-28146

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
Jupiter2023-10-01 22:16
Pleiades2023-10-02 23:25
Pollux2023-10-07 05:23
Antares2023-10-18 08:17
Saturn2023-10-24 02:52
Jupiter2023-10-29 03:10
Pleiades2023-10-30 09:30

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
 
95.5% illuminated
Age: 16.8
Week 40
2Monday
 
89.6% illuminated
Age: 17.9
3Tuesday
 
81.9% illuminated
Age: 18.9
4Wednesday
 
73% illuminated
Age: 19.9
5Thursday
 
63.5% illuminated
Age: 20.9
6Friday
 
53.6% illuminated
Age: 21.8
7Saturday
 
43.9% illuminated
Age: 22.7
8Sunday
 
34.6% illuminated
Age: 23.6
Week 41
9Monday
 
25.9% illuminated
Age: 24.5
10Tuesday
 
18.1% illuminated
Age: 25.4
11Wednesday
 
11.4% illuminated
Age: 26.3
12Thursday
 
6.1% illuminated
Age: 27.2
13Friday
 
2.3% illuminated
Age: 28.1
14Saturday
 
0.3% illuminated
Age: 29
15Sunday
 
0.2% illuminated
Age: 0.4
Week 42
16Monday
 
2.1% illuminated
Age: 1.4
17Tuesday
 
6.1% illuminated
Age: 2.4
18Wednesday
 
12.1% illuminated
Age: 3.3
19Thursday
 
19.8% illuminated
Age: 4.3
20Friday
 
29.1% illuminated
Age: 5.4
21Saturday
 
39.6% illuminated
Age: 6.4
22Sunday
 
50.7% illuminated
Age: 7.5
Week 43
23Monday
 
62% illuminated
Age: 8.5
24Tuesday
 
72.9% illuminated
Age: 9.6
25Wednesday
 
82.6% illuminated
Age: 10.7
26Thursday
 
90.6% illuminated
Age: 11.8
27Friday
 
96.3% illuminated
Age: 13
28Saturday
 
99.4% illuminated
Age: 14.1
29Sunday
 
99.8% illuminated
Age: 15.2
Week 44
30Monday
 
97.6% illuminated
Age: 16.2
31Tuesday
 
93.1% illuminated
Age: 17.3
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