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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 30 Oct 2016 at 13:39 EDT (2,788 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°02'. Sun, 30 Oct 2016 at 04:31 EDT (2,788 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 2°59' of each other. Sat, 29 Oct 2016 at 18:21 EDT (2,789 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 29 Oct 2016 at 10:10 EDT (2,789 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Oct 2016 at 06:30 EDT (2,790 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°25'. Fri, 28 Oct 2016 at 05:35 EDT (2,790 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 27 Oct 2016 at 12:29 EDT (2,791 days ago) in Virgo

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The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed The Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884; combined mag 4.3) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 26 Oct 2016 (2,792 days ago) in Perseus

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Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2016 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 24 Oct 2016 (2,794 days ago) in Leo Minor

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Sat, 22 Oct 2016 at 15:14 EDT (2,796 days ago) in Cancer

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Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Asteroid 18 Melpomene makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 21 Oct 2016 at 15:10 EDT (2,797 days ago) in Cetus

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Orionid meteor shower 2016 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 21 Oct 2016 (2,797 days ago) in Orion

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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, 20 Oct 2016 at 17:10 EDT (2,798 days ago) in Cetus

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Conjunction of Mars and Pluto Mars and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°19'. Wed, 19 Oct 2016 at 03:43 EDT (2,799 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Canada and Cuba amongst others. Wed, 19 Oct 2016 at 02:35 EDT (2,799 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Tue, 18 Oct 2016 at 23:01 EDT (2,800 days ago) in Taurus

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2016 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 18 Oct 2016 (2,800 days ago) in Gemini

178.

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. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 19:33 EDT (2,802 days ago) in Cetus

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136108 Haumea at solar conjunction 136108 Haumea is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 04:52 EDT (2,802 days ago) in Bootes

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136199 Eris at opposition 136199 Eris lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 at 01:52 EDT (2,802 days ago) in Cetus