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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. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 at 09:23 EDT (1,283 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2020 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 24 Oct 2020 (1,282 days ago) in Leo Minor |
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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 25 Oct 2020 at 14:19 EDT (1,281 days ago) in Virgo |
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Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 26 Oct 2020 (1,280 days ago) in Lepus |
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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. Mon, 26 Oct 2020 (1,280 days ago) in Perseus |
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Asteroid 471 Papagena at opposition Asteroid 471 Papagena makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 at 00:46 EDT (1,279 days ago) in Cetus |
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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. Wed, 28 Oct 2020 at 15:38 EDT (1,278 days ago) in Cetus |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°58'. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 at 12:16 EDT (1,277 days ago) in Pisces |
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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 at 14:43 EDT (1,277 days ago) in Pisces |
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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. Fri, 30 Oct 2020 at 14:45 EDT (1,276 days ago) in Pisces |
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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 30 Oct 2020 at 18:14 EDT (1,276 days ago) in Virgo |
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Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 31 Oct 2020 at 10:49 EDT (1,275 days ago) in Aries |
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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. Sat, 31 Oct 2020 at 11:45 EDT (1,275 days ago) in Aries |
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Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 01 Nov 2020 at 09:22 EDT (1,274 days ago) in Cetus |
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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 01 Nov 2020 at 21:44 EDT (1,274 days ago) in Virgo |
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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, 08 Nov 2020 at 08:46 EDT (1,267 days ago) in Cancer |
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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 08 Nov 2020 at 09:35 EDT (1,267 days ago) in Virgo |
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Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2020 apparition. Mon, 09 Nov 2020 (1,266 days ago) in Orion |
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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 10 Nov 2020 (1,265 days ago) in Virgo |
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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 10 Nov 2020 at 11:53 EDT (1,265 days ago) in Virgo |