A table listing some of the Astronomical Phenomena for October 2013:
Phenomena October
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | Moon passes 7 degrees south of Mars mag +1.6 (6 UT) |
| 1 | Moon passes 6 degrees south of Regulus mag +1.4 (23 UT) |
| 3 | Uranus mag +5.7 is at opposition in Pisces approx. 19.04 AU (approx. 2848.3 million km or 1769.9 million miles) from Earth (14 UT) |
| 3 | Venus is at aphelion 0.728 AU (approx. 109 million km or 67.7 million miles) from the Sun (23 UT) |
| 3 | Asteroid (44) Nysa mag +10.0 is at opposition in Cetus |
| 5 | New Moon (00:35 UT) |
| 6 | Moon passes 3 degrees north of Mercury mag -0.1 (22 UT) |
| 7 | Moon passes 2 degrees south of Saturn mag +0.7 (4 UT) |
| 8 | Draconids meteor shower peaks ZHR = 1 to 2 (normal), up to 6000 (storm) |
| 8 | Moon passes 5 degrees north of Venus mag -4.3 (12 UT) |
| 9 | Moon passes 7 degrees north of Antares mag +1.0 (3 UT) |
| 9 | Mercury mag -0.1 is at greatest elongation east 25 degrees (10 UT) |
| 10 | Mercury mag -0.1 passes 5 degrees south of Saturn mag +0.6 (19 UT) |
| 10 | Moon is at perigee 369,813 km or 229,791 miles from Earth (23:08 UT) |
| 11 | First quarter Moon (23:03 UT) |
| 14 | Mars mag +1.6 passes 1 degrees north of Regulus mag +1.4 (22 UT) |
| 15 | Moon passes 6 degrees north of Neptune mag +7.9 (6 UT) |
| 15 | Dwarf planet Eris mag 18.7 is at opposition in Cetus |
| 16 | Venus mag -4.4 passes 2 degrees north of Antares mag +1.0 (16 UT) |
| 17 | Moon passes 3 degrees north of Uranus mag +5.7 (21 UT) |
| 18 | Full Moon (23:38 UT) |
| 18 | Penumbral lunar eclipse (23:50 UT) |
| 20 | Asteroid (42) Isis mag +10.0 is at opposition in Cetus |
| 21 | Orionids meteor shower peaks ZHR = 25 (can vary between 20 and 70) |
| 21 | Mercury mag +0.5 is stationary in Libra (15 UT) |
| 22 | Moon passes 3 degrees north of Aldebaran mag +0.9 (13 UT) |
| 25 | Moon is at apogee 404,558 km or 251,380 miles from Earth (14:22 UT) |
| 25 | Moon passes 5 degrees south of Jupiter mag -2.3 (22 UT) |
| 26 | Moon passes 12 degrees south of Pollux mag +1.1 (7 UT) |
| 26 | Last quarter Moon (23:41 UT) |
| 29 | Moon passes 6 degrees south of Regulus mag +1.4 (8 UT) |
| 30 | Moon passes 6 degrees south of Mars mag +1.5 (1 UT) |
| 31 | Asteroid (10) Hygiea mag +10.3 is at opposition in Aries |