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Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and New Caledonia amongst others. Sat, 04 Oct 2042 at 11:33 EDT (6,667 days away) 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. Sun, 05 Oct 2042 at 22:35 EDT (6,668 days away) in Gemini

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2042 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 06 Oct 2042 (6,669 days away) in Draco

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Draconid meteor shower 2042 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 08 Oct 2042 (6,672 days away) in Draco

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2042 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 10 Oct 2042 (6,673 days away) in Cetus

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2042 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 11 Oct 2042 (6,674 days away) in Auriga

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Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, French Polynesia, Cook Islands and Pitcairn. Sun, 12 Oct 2042 at 13:07 EDT (6,675 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 52'. Sun, 12 Oct 2042 at 14:07 EDT (6,675 days away) in Virgo

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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Australia, Southeast Asia and southern New Zealand. Mon, 13 Oct 2042 at 22:00 EDT (6,676 days away) in Virgo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 13 Oct 2042 at 22:04 EDT (6,676 days away) 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. Tue, 14 Oct 2042 at 06:00 EDT (6,677 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°18'. Wed, 15 Oct 2042 at 10:26 EDT (6,678 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 16 Oct 2042 at 19:43 EDT (6,679 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. Thu, 16 Oct 2042 at 21:11 EDT (6,679 days away) 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 2°49'. Thu, 16 Oct 2042 at 21:37 EDT (6,679 days away) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 17 Oct 2042 at 09:50 EDT (6,680 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°28'. Fri, 17 Oct 2042 at 12:14 EDT (6,680 days away) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Marshall Islands amongst others. Sat, 18 Oct 2042 at 02:08 EDT (6,681 days away) in Scorpius

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2042 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 18 Oct 2042 (6,681 days away) in Gemini

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Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 19 Oct 2042 at 02:24 EDT (6,682 days away) in Virgo