October 2008 Phenomena
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
| Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mars is 5° south of the Moon. | 2000 |
| 3 | LAST QUARTER | 1000 |
| 7 | Venus is 3° south of the Moon. | 0300 |
| 7 | Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is 0° 2' south of the Moon. Occultation of Regulus by the Moon. | 0700 |
| 7 | Saturn is 1° 3' north of the Moon. Occultation of Saturn by the Moon. | 1600 |
| 9 | Venus is 3° south of Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo. | 1100 |
| 11 | NEW MOON | 0500 |
| 12 | Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves from its greatest elongation east of the Sun back toward a position west of the Sun as viewed from Earth. | 0700 |
| 13 | Mercury is 1° 3' north of the Moon. | 0100 |
| 13 | The Moon is at apogee. | 1000 |
| 15 | Venus is 3° south of Saturn. | 1400 |
| 15 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 5' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 1500 |
| 16 | Jupiter is 5° north of the Moon. | 0600 |
| 19 | FIRST QUARTER | 0900 |
| 21 | Neptune is 1° 3' north of the Moon. Occultation of Neptune by the Moon. | 0300 |
| 22 | Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde motion to direct motion. | 1500 |
| 23 | Uranus is 1° 8' south of the Moon. | 0200 |
| 24 | Mercury is in inferior conjunction. | 0000 |
| 26 | FULL MOON | 0500 |
| 26 | The Moon is at perigee. | 1200 |
| 28 | Venus is at its greatest elongation, at 46° west of the Sun. | 1500 |
| 30 | Mars is 3° south of the Moon. | 1900 |
| 31 | Neptune appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde motion to direct motion. | 2000 |
