Meteors showers in October 2023: Draconids and Orionids are peaking At least some parts of this eclipse will be visible over Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, much of South America, the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, the Arctic, and Antarctica. This will be a partial lunar eclipse, where the Moon coverage will be only 6%, meaning the eclipse will be barely visible, especially to the naked eye. One more but much less spectacular eclipse will take place two weeks later, on October 28, 2023. Try not to miss this event! The next annular eclipse will occur on October 2, 2024, but will be visible from the Pacific Ocean, southern Chile, and southern Argentina. You can learn more about this event from our dedicated article: there, we provide the eclipse schedule for different time zones and explain the easy way to track the eclipse. You might have heard of the Great North American Eclipse - well, it will be a truly fascinating sight for observers within certain areas.Īnnularity (when the Sun forms a “ring of fire” around the Moon) will be visible along the narrow path: from Oregon to Texas in the US, on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, plus in parts of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Brazil. On October 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will take place over North and South America. Neptune (mag 7.8) stays above the horizon all night in Pisces. With binoculars or a telescope, Uranus (mag 5.6) is visible night and morning in Aries. Find Saturn (mag 0.8) in the evening and night in Aquarius. Jupiter (mag -2.8) is visible all night and morning in Aries. Look for Mars (mag 1.7) near the western horizon in the evening in Virgo from the beginning to the middle of the month. See Venus (mag -4.7) low above the northeastern horizon in the morning in Leo. Mercury (mag -1.3) is very close to the eastern horizon in the morning in Virgo. Even dimmer Neptune (mag 7.8) is in Pisces all evening and night. Uranus (mag 5.6) is visible in Aries all night use binoculars or a telescope to see the planet. Saturn (mag 0.8) is visible in Aquarius all evening and night. Jupiter (mag -2.8) is visible all night in Aries. Mars (mag 1.5) is too close to the Sun to be visible the planet stays in Virgo in the beginning and middle of the month, then moves to Libra. To find Venus (mag -4.7), look southeast in the morning - the planet is in Leo. Mercury (mag -1.3) is visible in the early morning near the eastern horizon in the constellation of Virgo. Planets in October 2023 Northern Hemisphere *The highlighted events are the most spectacular events of the month. October 30: Moon passes 59.3' from the Pleiades (mag -1.3).October 29: Moon passes 2★4' from Jupiter (mag -2.9).October 28: Partial lunar eclipse (coverage 6.05%) Full Hunter’s Moon.October 24: Moon passes 2☄6' from Saturn (mag 0.7) Leonis Minorids’ peak (ZHR = 2).October 23: Venus at greatest western elongation.October 22: First Quarter Moon Orionids’ peak (ZHR = 20).October 20: Mercury in conjunction with the Sun.October 18: Moon passes 0★4' from Antares (mag 1.1) lunar occultation of Antares (visible from Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, and Iraq) □ Epsilon Geminids’ peak (ZHR = 3).October 15: Moon passes 0★4' from Mars (mag 1.6).October 14: Annular solar eclipse (visible in North and South America) □ New Moon Moon passes 0☃6' from Mercury (mag -1.4).October 13: Southern Taurids’ early peak (ZHR = 5).October 11: Delta Aurigids’ peak (ZHR = 2).October 10: Moon passes 6☂9' from Venus (mag -4.6).October 9: Venus passes 2☁8' from Regulus (mag 1.4) □ Draconids’ peak (ZHR = 10).October 7: Moon passes 1☂4' from Pollux (mag 1.2).October 6: Last Quarter Moon October Camelopardalids’ peak (ZHR = 5).October 3: Moon passes 1☀6' from the Pleiades (mag 1.2).October 2: Moon passes 3☀9' from Jupiter (mag -2.8).To find out the exact time and date of an event in your city, use the Sky Tonight app. For your location, they may differ due to different time zones. Bottom line: space events in October 2023Įvent dates are listed in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).Meteors showers in October 2023: Draconids and Orionids are peaking.Let's get to the sky forecast for this month! Contents In this article, you'll find all the astronomical events that can be observed in the sky in October 2023, as well as a short description of the planets’ and comets’ visibility.
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