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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sat, 07 Oct 2028 at 13:53 EDT (1,543 days away) in Taurus

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Draconid meteor shower 2028 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 Oct 2028 (1,544 days away) in Draco

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2028 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 10 Oct 2028 (1,546 days away) in Cetus

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2028 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 11 Oct 2028 (1,547 days away) 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, 11 Oct 2028 at 07:57 EDT (1,547 days away) in Gemini

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Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 13 Oct 2028 at 03:10 EDT (1,549 days away) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 13 Oct 2028 at 20:26 EDT (1,549 days away) in Leo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 13 Oct 2028 at 22:33 EDT (1,549 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°42'. Fri, 13 Oct 2028 at 23:42 EDT (1,549 days away) in Leo

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The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 14 Oct 2028 (1,550 days away) in Triangulum

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°52'. Sun, 15 Oct 2028 at 11:41 EDT (1,551 days away) in Leo

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Mon, 16 Oct 2028 at 20:09 EDT (1,552 days away) in Virgo

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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. Mon, 16 Oct 2028 at 20:39 EDT (1,552 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°13'. Mon, 16 Oct 2028 at 21:11 EDT (1,552 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 17 Oct 2028 at 16:55 EDT (1,553 days away) in Virgo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 17 Oct 2028 at 22:57 EDT (1,553 days away) in Virgo

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2028 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 18 Oct 2028 (1,554 days away) in Gemini

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 18 Oct 2028 (1,554 days away) in Virgo

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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. Wed, 18 Oct 2028 at 23:18 EDT (1,554 days away) in Cetus

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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. Fri, 20 Oct 2028 at 09:07 EDT (1,556 days away) in Scorpius