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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 05 Oct 2025 at 19:59 EDT (146 days away) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°47'. Sun, 05 Oct 2025 at 22:57 EDT (146 days away) in Aquarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 06 Oct 2025 at 23:47 EDT (147 days away) in Pisces

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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. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 (148 days away) in Tucana

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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. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 at 08:38 EDT (149 days away) in Aries

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Draconid meteor shower 2025 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 (149 days away) in Draco

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 at 01:43 EDT (151 days away) in Taurus

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2025 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 (151 days away) in Cetus

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 at 07:52 EDT (151 days away) in Virgo

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2025 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 11 Oct 2025 (152 days away) in Auriga

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Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia, Micronesia, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands. Sat, 11 Oct 2025 at 14:45 EDT (152 days away) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 at 14:13 EDT (154 days away) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°16'. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 at 18:30 EDT (154 days away) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 at 20:12 EDT (154 days away) in Gemini

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The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 (156 days away) in Triangulum

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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. Sat, 18 Oct 2025 at 03:10 EDT (159 days away) in Cetus

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2025 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 18 Oct 2025 (159 days away) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°41'. Sun, 19 Oct 2025 at 17:39 EDT (160 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Mercury and Mars Mercury and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°07'. Tue, 21 Oct 2025 at 02:26 EDT (162 days away) in Libra

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Orionid meteor shower 2025 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 21 Oct 2025 (162 days away) in Orion