| 1 October, 14:00 | Daytime Sextantids peak |
| 2 October | Pluto at eastern quadrature (diameter = 0.1"). |
| 3 October, 10:47 | Uranus at opposition (diameter = 3.7"). |
| 3 October | Moon equator crossing going South. |
| 4 October | Venus at aphelion (diameter = 18.9"). |
| 5 October, 00:35 | New moon (diameter = 31.3') (Lunation = 1123). |
| 6 October, 22:07 | Moon in ascending node (furthest South) (diameter = 31.9'). |
| 8 October, 10:00 | Draconids peak |
| 9 October, 19:00 | Asteroid Eunomia at aphelion. |
| 9 October, 10:12 | Mercury at greatest eastern elongation 25.2° East of the Sun in Evening twilight (diameter = 6.7"). |
| 9 October, 23:50 | Moon at Southern lunistice. |
| 10 October, 23:08 | Moon at perigee (Earth-Moon distance: 369823 kms) (diameter = 32.3'). |
| 11 October, 23:03 | First quarter moon (diameter = 32.3') (Lunation = 1123). |
| 13 October | Jupiter at western quadrature. |
| 16 October, 09:40 | Moon equator crossing going North. |
| 16 October | Comet ISON passes near the first-magnitude star Regulus. |
| 18 October, 23:50 | Full moon (diameter = 31') (Lunation = 1123) and penumbral lunar eclipse. |
| 19 October, 21:44 | Moon in descending node (furthest north) (diameter = 30.'7). |
| 21 October, 15:42 | Asteroid Eros at perihelion. |
| 21 October | Mercury at eastern stationary point. |
| 22 October, 01:00 | Orionids peak; viewing conditions unfavorable this year due to bright moonlight. |
| 23 October, 09:13 | Moon at Northern lunistice. |
| 25 October, 14:22 | Moon at apogee (Earth-Moon distance: 404584 kms) (diameter = 29.5'). |
| 26 October, 23:41 | Last quarter moon (diameter = 29.6') (Lunation = 1123). |
| 30 October, 19:52 | Moon equator crossing going South. |
