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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 15:26 PDT (2,465 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 (2,466 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 03:07 PDT (2,466 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 (2,467 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 (2,468 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 02:45 PDT (2,468 days ago) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sat, 29 Sep 2018 at 20:11 PDT (2,471 days ago) in Taurus

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47 Tuc is well placed The second brightest globular cluster in the sky, 47 Tuc (NGC 104; mag 4.0), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 27 Sep 2018 (2,473 days ago) in Tucana

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Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2018 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 27 Sep 2018 (2,473 days ago) in Sextans

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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. Thu, 27 Sep 2018 at 05:58 PDT (2,473 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 25 Sep 2018 (2,475 days ago) in Sculptor

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Mon, 24 Sep 2018 at 21:18 PDT (2,476 days ago) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 24 Sep 2018 at 19:52 PDT (2,476 days ago) in Pisces

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September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Sat, 22 Sep 2018 at 18:48 PDT (2,478 days ago) 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. Fri, 21 Sep 2018 at 17:56 PDT (2,479 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 20 Sep 2018 at 19:01 PDT (2,480 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°46'. Wed, 19 Sep 2018 at 23:40 PDT (2,481 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 19 Sep 2018 at 22:19 PDT (2,481 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Wed, 19 Sep 2018 at 17:53 PDT (2,481 days ago) in Capricornus

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Asteroid 30 Urania at opposition Asteroid 30 Urania makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 19 Sep 2018 at 07:22 PDT (2,481 days ago) in Pisces