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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, 01 Oct 2014 at 15:33 EDT (3,556 days ago) in Sagittarius

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2014 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 05 Oct 2014 (3,551 days ago) in Draco

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Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 07 Oct 2014 at 16:49 EDT (3,550 days ago) in Pisces

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 08 Oct 2014 at 06:50 EDT (3,549 days ago) in Pisces

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Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Russia, Eastern and Southeast Asia, Antarctica, Oceania and Alaska. Wed, 08 Oct 2014 at 06:54 EDT (3,549 days ago) in Pisces

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Draconid meteor shower 2014 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 08 Oct 2014 (3,549 days ago) in Draco

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2014 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 10 Oct 2014 (3,547 days ago) in Cetus

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2014 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 11 Oct 2014 (3,546 days ago) in Auriga

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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. Wed, 15 Oct 2014 at 15:12 EDT (3,542 days ago) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 17 Oct 2014 at 20:34 EDT (3,540 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°22'. Fri, 17 Oct 2014 at 23:30 EDT (3,540 days ago) in Leo

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2014 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 18 Oct 2014 (3,539 days ago) in Gemini

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Orionid meteor shower 2014 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 21 Oct 2014 (3,536 days ago) in Orion

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Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from countries and territories including Canada, Alaska, the Contiguous United States and eastern Russia amongst others. Thu, 23 Oct 2014 at 17:45 EDT (3,534 days ago) in Virgo

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Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2014 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 24 Oct 2014 (3,533 days ago) in Leo Minor

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Spain, Italy, Algeria and France amongst others. Sat, 25 Oct 2014 at 12:03 EDT (3,532 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°32'. Tue, 28 Oct 2014 at 08:52 EDT (3,529 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Thu, 30 Oct 2014 at 17:36 EDT (3,527 days ago) 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. Thu, 30 Oct 2014 at 22:48 EDT (3,527 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 01 Nov 2014 (3,525 days ago) in Virgo