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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, Canada, Alaska and Mexico amongst others. Mon, 02 Oct 2034 at 09:14 EDT (3,730 days away) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 02 Oct 2034 at 05:37 EDT (3,730 days away) in Taurus

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 01 Oct 2034 at 20:50 EDT (3,729 days away) in Cetus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 01 Oct 2034 at 01:30 EDT (3,729 days away) in Cetus

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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. Sat, 30 Sep 2034 at 00:12 EDT (3,728 days away) in Cetus

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay amongst others. Fri, 29 Sep 2034 at 01:30 EDT (3,727 days away) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 14'. Thu, 28 Sep 2034 at 06:13 EDT (3,726 days away) in Cetus

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Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands amongst others. Thu, 28 Sep 2034 at 06:06 EDT (3,726 days away) in Cetus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 28 Sep 2034 at 06:06 EDT (3,726 days away) in Cetus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 27 Sep 2034 at 22:56 EDT (3,725 days away) in Pisces

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Partial lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Africa, Antarctica, Europe, south-western Russia and Asia. Wed, 27 Sep 2034 at 22:47 EDT (3,725 days away) in Pisces

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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. Wed, 27 Sep 2034 (3,725 days away) in Tucana

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Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2034 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 27 Sep 2034 (3,725 days away) in Sextans

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NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 25 Sep 2034 (3,723 days away) in Sculptor

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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. Mon, 25 Sep 2034 at 07:51 EDT (3,723 days away) in Capricornus

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September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Fri, 22 Sep 2034 at 18:38 EDT (3,720 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 21 Sep 2034 at 04:01 EDT (3,719 days away) in Virgo

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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. Wed, 20 Sep 2034 at 14:40 EDT (3,718 days away) in Sagittarius

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Wed, 20 Sep 2034 at 01:59 EDT (3,718 days away) in Virgo

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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, 18 Sep 2034 at 03:04 EDT (3,716 days away) in Libra