141.

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, 31 Oct 2018 at 12:40 EDT (2,006 days ago) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 31 Oct 2018 at 11:44 EDT (2,006 days ago) in Cancer

143.

Supernova SN2018htt discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1209. Tue, 30 Oct 2018 (2,006 days ago)

144.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°16'. Mon, 29 Oct 2018 at 23:45 EDT (2,008 days ago) in Libra

145.

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. Fri, 26 Oct 2018 (2,011 days ago) in Perseus

146.

Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Fri, 26 Oct 2018 at 10:11 EDT (2,011 days ago) in Virgo

147.

Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2018 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 24 Oct 2018 (2,013 days ago) in Leo Minor

148.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 24 Oct 2018 at 12:45 EDT (2,013 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 23 Oct 2018 at 20:38 EDT (2,014 days ago) in Aries

150.

Supernova SN2018hna discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 7534. Sun, 21 Oct 2018 (2,015 days ago)

151.

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. Sun, 21 Oct 2018 at 13:41 EDT (2,016 days ago) in Aquarius

152.

Orionid meteor shower 2018 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 21 Oct 2018 (2,016 days ago) in Orion

153.

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. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 at 19:32 EDT (2,019 days ago) in Bootes

154.

ε-Geminid meteor shower 2018 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 (2,019 days ago) in Gemini

155.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°56'. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 at 09:01 EDT (2,019 days ago) in Capricornus

156.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 at 08:12 EDT (2,019 days ago) in Capricornus

157.

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. Wed, 17 Oct 2018 at 15:15 EDT (2,020 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 17 Oct 2018 at 01:18 EDT (2,020 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Tue, 16 Oct 2018 at 14:02 EDT (2,021 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 16 Oct 2018 at 05:12 EDT (2,021 days ago) in Libra