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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°48'. Sun, 09 Oct 2039 at 15:52 EDT (5,576 days away) in Gemini

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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. Mon, 10 Oct 2039 at 04:59 EDT (5,577 days away) in Gemini

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2039 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 10 Oct 2039 (5,578 days away) in Cetus

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2039 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 11 Oct 2039 (5,579 days away) in Auriga

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 12 Oct 2039 (5,579 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°25'. Thu, 13 Oct 2039 at 20:01 EDT (5,580 days away) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 14 Oct 2039 at 00:32 EDT (5,581 days away) in Leo

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 15 Oct 2039 at 02:03 EDT (5,582 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°26'. Sat, 15 Oct 2039 at 02:39 EDT (5,582 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°56'. Sun, 16 Oct 2039 at 04:38 EDT (5,583 days away) in Virgo

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Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 17 Oct 2039 (5,584 days away) in Leo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 17 Oct 2039 at 15:10 EDT (5,584 days away) in Virgo

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Tue, 18 Oct 2039 at 00:03 EDT (5,585 days away) in Leo

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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. Tue, 18 Oct 2039 at 09:32 EDT (5,585 days away) in Bootes

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2039 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 18 Oct 2039 (5,586 days away) in Gemini

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Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 19 Oct 2039 at 03:00 EDT (5,586 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°30'. Wed, 19 Oct 2039 at 07:33 EDT (5,586 days away) in Libra

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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. Wed, 19 Oct 2039 at 18:30 EDT (5,586 days away) in Libra

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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. Thu, 20 Oct 2039 at 01:09 EDT (5,587 days away) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Cocos Islands. Thu, 20 Oct 2039 at 08:02 EDT (5,587 days away) in Scorpius