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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Saint Helena and Namibia. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 at 15:25 EDT (141 days away) in Scorpius

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Draconid meteor shower 2024 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 (142 days away) in Draco

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 at 02:54 EDT (143 days away) in Taurus

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2024 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 (144 days away) 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. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 at 14:55 EDT (144 days away) in Sagittarius

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2024 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 (145 days away) in Auriga

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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) passes perigee Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 12 Oct 2024 (146 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 at 14:07 EDT (148 days away) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa and Asia. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 at 14:07 EDT (148 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 6'45". Mon, 14 Oct 2024 at 14:12 EDT (148 days away) in Aquarius

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The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 (148 days away) in Triangulum

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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. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 at 02:06 EDT (149 days away) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia and Russia. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 at 13:04 EDT (149 days away) in Pisces

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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, 16 Oct 2024 at 20:50 EDT (150 days away) in Pisces

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 at 07:26 EDT (151 days away) in Pisces

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Asteroid 19 Fortuna at opposition Asteroid 19 Fortuna makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 at 07:58 EDT (151 days away) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 18 Oct 2024 at 00:13 EDT (152 days away) in Cetus

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2024 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 18 Oct 2024 (152 days away) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sat, 19 Oct 2024 at 16:39 EDT (153 days away) in Taurus

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Orionid meteor shower 2024 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 (155 days away) in Orion