Sky Chart For The Month of October, 2009
ASTRONOMICAL BULLETIN FOR OCTOBER 2009
The Moon
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Full Moon occurs on 4th at h. 11-40 I.S.T. |
Last Quarter occurs on 11th at h. 14-26 I.S.T. |
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New Moon occurs on 18th at h. 11-03 I.S.T. |
First Quarter occurs on 26th at h. 06-12 I.S.T. |
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The Lunar Crescent becomes first visible after the New Moon day in the evening of 19th. |
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The Moon is at Perigee or nearest to the Earth on 13th and at Apogee or farthest from the Earth on 26th . |
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The Moon passes about 5½º north of Uranus on 3rd, about 1º south of Mars on 12th, about 7º south of Saturn on 16th, 7½º south of Mercury on 17th and about 7º south of Venus on 17th , about 3º north of Jupiter on 27th, about 3º north of Neptune on 28th and about 5½º north of Uranus on 30th.
The Planets
The Visibility of Planets :
Mercury:
The planet can be seen low in the eastern sky before sunrise and remains visible till the beginning of the morning twilight. It rises about 1 hour to ½ hour before sunrise upto third quarter of the month. Thereafter it is too near to the Sun to be visible for the remaining days of the month. The planet approaches Perihelion position in its orbit or reaches nearest to the Sun on 4th. It is in Greatest Western Elongation of about 18º from the Sun on 6th.Venus:
It is a brilliant object, can be seen low in the eastern sky before sunrise and remains visible till the beginning of morning twilight throughout the month. It rises about 2 hours to 1½ hours before sunrise during the month. The planet approaches Perihelion position or nearest to the Sun on 4th.Mars:
The planet rises in the eastern sky before local midnight and remains visible till the beginning of morning twilight throughout the month. It rises around local midnight time to ½ hour before it upto second quarter of the month and about ½ hour to 1 hour before it for the remaining days of the month. The planet is in Quadrature with the Sun on 29th.Jupiter:
The planet can be seen in the evening throughout the month. It sets about 2 hours to 1½ hours after local midnight during first quarter of the month, about 1½ hours to 1 hour after it upto second quarter of the month, about 1 hour to ½ hour after it upto third quarter of the month and about ½ hour after local midnight to close to local midnight time for the remaining days of the month. The motion of the planet becomes Direct with respect to the Earth on 13th.Saturn:
The planet can be seen low in the eastern sky before sunrise and remains visible till the beginning of the morning twilight. It rises about 1 hour to 1½ hours before it upto second quarter of the month, about 1½ hours to 2 hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 2 hours to 2½ hours before it for the remaining days of the month.Uranus:
The planet can be seen in the evening towards the eastern sky throughout the month. It sets about 1 hour to 1½ hours before sunrise during first quarter of the month, about 1½ hours to 2 hours before it upto second quarter of the month, about 2 hours to 2½ hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 2½ hours to 3 hours before it for the remaining days of the month.Neptune:
The planet can be seen in the evening and sets after local midnight throughout the month. It sets about 2½ hours to 2 hours after local midnight during first quarter of the month, about 2 hours to 1½ hours after it upto second quarter of the month, about 1½ hours to 1 hour after it upto third quarter of the month and about 1 hour to ½ hour after it for the remaining days of the month.Conjunction of Planets :
Mars passes about 6º south of the star Pollux (Punarvasu) on 6th.
Mercury passes about ½º south of Saturn on 8th.
Venus passes about ½º south of Saturn on 13th.
Mercury passes about 4º north of Spica (Chitra) on 24th.
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Planets |
Planets in Zodiacal Constellation |
Magnitude |
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Mercury (Budha) |
Moves from Leo (Simha) to Virgo (Kanya) on 5th. Moves from Virgo (Kanya) to Libra (Tula) on 25th. |
+0.4 to -1.3 |
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Venus (Sukra) |
Moves from Leo (Simha) to Virgo (Kanya) on 10th. |
-3.9 |
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Mars (Mangala) |
Moves from Gemini (Mithun) to Cancer (Karkata) on 5th. |
+0.6 |
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Jupiter (Brihaspati) |
Remains in Capricornus (Makara). |
-2.6 |
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Saturn (Sani) |
Remains in Virgo (Kanya). |
+1.1 |
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Uranus |
Moves from Pisces (Mina) to Aquarius (Kumbha) on 3rd. |
+6.0 |
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Neptune |
Moves from Aquarius (Kumbha) to Capricornus (Makara) on 2nd. |
+8.0 |
Source : : Director
Positional Astronomy Centre
India Meteorological Department
Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700091