341.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 at 05:12 EDT (256 days ago) in Virgo

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 at 02:44 EDT (257 days ago) in Libra

343.

The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 15 Oct 2023 (259 days ago) in Triangulum

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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from the Americas. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 at 14:00 EDT (260 days ago) in Virgo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 at 13:56 EDT (260 days ago) in Virgo

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2023 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 (263 days ago) in Auriga

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2023 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 (264 days ago) in Cetus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 at 11:41 EDT (264 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°29'. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 at 05:45 EDT (264 days ago) in Leo

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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. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 at 23:41 EDT (265 days ago) in Leo

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Draconid meteor shower 2023 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 (265 days ago) in Draco

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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. Sat, 07 Oct 2023 (267 days ago) in Tucana

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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. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 at 09:48 EDT (268 days ago) in Gemini

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2023 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 (268 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. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 (269 days ago) in Sculptor

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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. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 (269 days ago) in Tucana

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Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from French Southern Territories. Wed, 04 Oct 2023 at 19:08 EDT (270 days ago) in Taurus

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NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 (271 days ago) in Sculptor

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 at 01:45 EDT (271 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 at 22:28 EDT (272 days ago) in Coma Berenices