Portal:Astronomy/Events/October 2006

October 2006
7 October, 03:13 Full moon
8 October Giacobinid (Draconid) meteor shower peaks
10 October, ~04:00 The Pleiades are occulted by the Moon
16 October Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (25°)
21 October Orionid meteor shower peaks
22 October, 05:14 New moon
23 October Mars in conjunction
27 October Venus in superior conjunction