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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 16 Sep 2018 at 08:53 EDT (2,109 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sun, 16 Sep 2018 at 19:15 EDT (2,109 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°03'. Mon, 17 Sep 2018 at 12:29 EDT (2,108 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 17 Sep 2018 at 12:43 EDT (2,108 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Asteroid 30 Urania at opposition Asteroid 30 Urania makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 19 Sep 2018 at 07:58 EDT (2,106 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Wed, 19 Sep 2018 at 20:53 EDT (2,106 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 20 Sep 2018 at 01:19 EDT (2,105 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°46'. Thu, 20 Sep 2018 at 02:40 EDT (2,105 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 20 Sep 2018 at 22:01 EDT (2,105 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 21 Sep 2018 at 20:56 EDT (2,104 days ago) 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. Sat, 22 Sep 2018 at 21:48 EDT (2,103 days ago) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 24 Sep 2018 at 22:52 EDT (2,101 days ago) in Pisces

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Tue, 25 Sep 2018 at 00:18 EDT (2,100 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Tue, 25 Sep 2018 (2,100 days ago) in Sculptor

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Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2018 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 27 Sep 2018 (2,098 days ago) in Sextans

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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. Thu, 27 Sep 2018 at 15:46 EDT (2,098 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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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. Thu, 27 Sep 2018 (2,098 days ago) in Tucana

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sat, 29 Sep 2018 at 23:11 EDT (2,096 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 at 05:45 EDT (2,093 days ago) in Gemini

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The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 (2,093 days ago) in Andromeda