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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°47'. Sun, 14 Oct 2018 at 22:45 EDT (2,019 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°48'. Sun, 14 Oct 2018 at 11:14 EDT (2,019 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 11 Oct 2018 at 19:32 EDT (2,022 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 at 19:27 EDT (2,022 days ago) 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°06'. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 at 17:20 EDT (2,022 days ago) in Libra

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2018 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 (2,022 days ago) in Auriga

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2018 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 10 Oct 2018 (2,023 days ago) in Cetus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°51'. Tue, 09 Oct 2018 at 20:33 EDT (2,024 days ago) in Virgo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 08 Oct 2018 at 23:48 EDT (2,025 days ago) in Virgo

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Draconid meteor shower 2018 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 08 Oct 2018 (2,024 days ago) in Draco

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1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres 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, 07 Oct 2018 at 21:18 EDT (2,026 days ago) in Virgo

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NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 07 Oct 2018 (2,026 days ago) in Tucana

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2018 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 06 Oct 2018 (2,027 days ago) in Draco

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NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 05 Oct 2018 (2,028 days ago) in Sculptor

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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. Fri, 05 Oct 2018 at 18:26 EDT (2,028 days ago) in Leo

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The Small Magellanic Cloud is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC; mag 2.7), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 04 Oct 2018 (2,029 days ago) in Tucana

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Thu, 04 Oct 2018 at 06:07 EDT (2,029 days ago) in Cancer

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NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 03 Oct 2018 (2,030 days ago) in Sculptor

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The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 (2,031 days ago) in Andromeda

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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. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 at 05:45 EDT (2,031 days ago) in Gemini