A table listing some of the Astronomical Phenomena for October 2012:
Phenomena October 2012
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 01 | Mercury mag -0.4 passes 1.8 degree north of Spica mag 1.0 (2 UT) |
| October 03 | Venus mag -4.1 passes 0.1 degree south of Regulus mag 1.4 (8 UT) |
| October 04 | Jupiter mag -2.5 is stationary (14 UT) |
| October 05 | Asteroid (60) Echo mag 10.7 is at opposition in Pisces |
| October 05 | Moon is at apogee 405,162km (0:44 UT) |
| October 05 | Moon passes 0.9 degrees south of Jupiter mag -2.6, occultation is visible from southern Australia and southern Ocean (21 UT) |
| October 06 | Asteroid (532) Herculina mag 10.6 is at opposition in Cetus |
| October 06 | Mercury mag -0.3 passes 3 degrees south of Saturn mag 0.8 (7 UT) |
| October 07 | Moon passes 0.9 degrees south of minor planet Ceres mag 8.4, occultation is visible from southern tip of Africa and southern Atlantic Ocean (5 UT) |
| October 08 | Mercury mag -0.2 is at aphelion distance 0.4667 AU (approx. 69.8173 million km or 43.3825 million mi) from the Sun (3 UT) |
| October 08 | Last quarter Moon (7:33 UT) |
| October 11 | Asteroid (85) Io mag 10.2 is at opposition in Pisces |
| October 12 | Moon passes 6 degrees south of Venus mag -4.1 (19 UT) |
| October 15 | New Moon (12:03 UT) |
| October 15 | Dwarf planet Eris mag 18.7 is at opposition in Cetus distance 95.5 AU from the Sun |
| October 16 | Moon passes 5 degrees south of Saturn mag 0.8 (5 UT) |
| October 17 | Moon is at perigee 360,671km (1:02 UT) |
| October 17 | Moon passes 1.3 degrees north of Mercury mag -0.2 (2 UT) |
| October 18 | Moon passes 2 degrees north of Mars mag 1.2 (13 UT) |
| October 20 | Orionids meteor shower peaks (ZHR = 25) |
| October 20 | Mars mag 1.2 passes 4 degrees north of Antares mag 1.0 (6 UT) |
| October 21 | Asteroid (4) Vesta mag 7.4 is stationary (7 UT) |
| October 22 | First quarter Moon (3:32 UT) |
| October 24 | Moon passes 6 degrees north of Neptune mag 7.8 (16 UT) |
| October 25 | Saturn is in conjunction with the Sun (9 UT) |
| October 25 | Asteroid (4) Vesta mag 7.4 is stationary (7 UT) |
| October 26 | Mercury mag -0.2 is at greatest elongation east 24 degrees (22 UT) |
| October 27 | Moon passes 5 degrees north of Uranus mag 5.7 (10 UT) |
| October 29 | Full Moon (19:49 UT) |
| October 31 | Venus mag -4.0 is at perihelion distance 0.718424 AU (approx. 107.475 million km or 66.7817 million mi) from the Sun (21 UT) |
| October 31 | Dwarf planet Ceres mag 7.2 is stationary (20 UT) |