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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 29 Sep 2000 at 09:06 EDT (8,673 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 29 Sep 2000 at 20:03 EDT (8,673 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°15'. Fri, 29 Sep 2000 at 20:08 EDT (8,673 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 30 Sep 2000 (8,672 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. Sat, 30 Sep 2000 at 12:16 EDT (8,672 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°46'. Mon, 02 Oct 2000 at 04:48 EDT (8,670 days ago) in Libra

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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. Thu, 05 Oct 2000 at 06:59 EDT (8,667 days ago) in Sagittarius

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2000 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 05 Oct 2000 (8,667 days ago) in Draco

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 06 Oct 2000 at 01:26 EDT (8,666 days ago) 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. Fri, 06 Oct 2000 at 03:02 EDT (8,666 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Draconid meteor shower 2000 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 Oct 2000 (8,664 days ago) in Draco

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2000 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 09 Oct 2000 (8,662 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Tue, 10 Oct 2000 at 03:44 EDT (8,662 days ago) in Aquarius

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2000 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 10 Oct 2000 (8,661 days ago) in Auriga

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 11 Oct 2000 at 10:34 EDT (8,661 days ago) in Libra

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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. Thu, 12 Oct 2000 at 05:00 EDT (8,660 days ago) in Cetus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 13 Oct 2000 at 04:52 EDT (8,659 days ago) in Pisces

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 15 Oct 2000 at 09:51 EDT (8,657 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°34'. Mon, 16 Oct 2000 at 01:42 EDT (8,656 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 16 Oct 2000 at 02:25 EDT (8,656 days ago) in Taurus