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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Mon, 16 Oct 2028 at 20:09 EDT (1,562 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 (1,562 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 (1,562 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 (1,563 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 (1,563 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 (1,564 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 (1,564 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 (1,564 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 (1,566 days away) in Scorpius

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Orionid meteor shower 2028 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 21 Oct 2028 (1,567 days away) in Orion

4151.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°01'. Sun, 22 Oct 2028 at 01:24 EDT (1,568 days away) in Virgo

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Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 22 Oct 2028 at 05:34 EDT (1,568 days away) in Pisces

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Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2028 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 24 Oct 2028 (1,570 days away) in Leo Minor

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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, 25 Oct 2028 at 00:53 EDT (1,571 days away) in Capricornus

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The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed The Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884; combined mag 4.3) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 26 Oct 2028 (1,572 days away) in Perseus

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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. Sun, 29 Oct 2028 at 01:13 EDT (1,575 days away) in Bootes

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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. Sun, 29 Oct 2028 at 02:54 EDT (1,575 days away) in Pisces

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 29 Oct 2028 at 21:36 EDT (1,575 days away) in Virgo

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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. Mon, 30 Oct 2028 at 08:15 EDT (1,576 days away) in Pisces

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Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 30 Oct 2028 at 13:25 EDT (1,576 days away) in Aries