Diary of Astronomical Phenomena

All times are local, including one hour daylight
savings time (when appropriate), topocentric to
mid-Norfolk in Eastern England.

October

dd hh
02 13  Moon at descending node
02 20  New Moon (Annular Solar Eclipse)
02 21  Moon at apogee (406517 km)
05 20  Venus 3.7° north of the Moon
07 21  Antares 1.0° north of the Moon
09 13  Moon farthest south for 2024 (geocentric declination -28.7°)
10 20  First quarter Moon
14 19  Saturn 0.9° north of the Moon
15 18  Neptune 0.5° north of the Moon
16 08  Moon at ascending node
17 02  Moon at perigee (357173 km)
17 12  Full Moon
19 15  Uranus 3.3° south of the Moon
19 21  Pleiades 0.6° north of the Moon
21 07  Orionid Meteor Shower
20 15  Aldebaran 9.3° south of the Moon
21 10  Jupiter 5.2° south of the Moon
22 02  Moon farthest north (geocentric declination +28.7°)
23 12  Castor 5.8° north of the Moon
23 18  Pollux 2.6° north of the Moon
23 21  Mars 3.1° south of the Moon
24 20  Beehive Cluster 2.4° south of the Moon
24 09  Last quarter Moon
26 01  Venus 3.0° north of Antares
26 18  Regulus 1.8° south of the Moon
27 02  British Summer Time ends
29 18  Moon at descending node
29 23  Moon at apogee (406164 km)


November

dd hh
01 13  New Moon
03 05  Mercury 2.4° north of the Moon
04 01  Antares 0.5° north of the Moon
05 01  Venus 3.5° north of the Moon
05 06  S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 17  Moon farthest south (geocentric declination -28.6°)
09 06  First quarter Moon
10 04  Mercury 2.0° north of Antares
11 03  Saturn 0.3° north of the Moon
12 03  Neptune occulted by the Moon
12 06  N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 16  Moon at ascending node
14 11  Moon at perigee (360110 km)
15 21  Full Moon
15 22  Uranus 3.6° south of the Moon
16 08  Mercury at greatest elongation (22.5° east)
16 09  Pleiades 0.6° north of the Moon
16 20  Aldebaran 9.5° south of the Moon
17 03  Uranus at opposition
17 12  Leonid Meteor Shower
17 14  Jupiter 4.6° south of the Moon
18 10  Moon farthest north (geocentric declination +28.5°)
19 21  Castor 5.8° north of the Moon
20 01  Pollux 2.2° north of the Moon
20 21  Mars 1.7° south of the Moon
21 05  Beehive Cluster 2.6° south of the Moon
22 22  Regulus 2.0° south of the Moon
23 01  Last quarter Moon
25 22  Moon at descending node
26 12  Moon at apogee (405315 km)
27 13  Spica 0.5° north of the Moon