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The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Fri, 26 Sep 2025 at 02:45 PDT (12 days ago) in Libra

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Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2025 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 27 Sep 2025 (11 days ago) in Sextans

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, French Southern Territories and Bouvet Island. Sat, 27 Sep 2025 at 11:05 PDT (11 days ago) in Scorpius

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47 Tuc is well placed The second brightest globular cluster in the sky, 47 Tuc (NGC 104; mag 4.0), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 27 Sep 2025 (11 days ago) in Tucana

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Mon, 29 Sep 2025 at 16:54 PDT (9 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 at 04:34 PDT (6 days ago) in Leo

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1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 at 06:12 PDT (6 days ago) in Cetus

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The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 (6 days ago) in Andromeda

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NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 03 Oct 2025 (5 days ago) in Sculptor

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136472 Makemake at solar conjunction 136472 Makemake is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 03 Oct 2025 at 22:21 PDT (5 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sat, 04 Oct 2025 at 07:10 PDT (4 days ago) in Aquarius

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The Small Magellanic Cloud is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC; mag 2.7), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 04 Oct 2025 (4 days ago) in Tucana

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2025 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 05 Oct 2025 (3 days ago) in Draco

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NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 05 Oct 2025 (3 days ago) in Sculptor

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 05 Oct 2025 at 16:59 PDT (3 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°47'. Sun, 05 Oct 2025 at 19:57 PDT (3 days ago) in Aquarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 06 Oct 2025 at 20:47 PDT (2 days ago) in Pisces

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NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 (Today) in Tucana

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Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 (Today) in Corvus

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 at 05:38 PDT (12 hours ago) in Aries