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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 19 Oct 2019 at 20:52 EDT (1,652 days ago) in Libra

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136108 Haumea at solar conjunction 136108 Haumea 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, 20 Oct 2019 at 03:11 EDT (1,651 days ago) in Bootes

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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, 21 Oct 2019 at 08:39 EDT (1,650 days ago) in Gemini

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Orionid meteor shower 2019 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 21 Oct 2019 (1,650 days ago) in Orion

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 22 Oct 2019 at 01:33 EDT (1,649 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Ceres Jupiter and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°51'. Wed, 23 Oct 2019 at 21:36 EDT (1,648 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2019 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 24 Oct 2019 (1,647 days ago) in Leo Minor

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 25 Oct 2019 at 08:02 EDT (1,646 days ago) in Libra

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Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 26 Oct 2019 at 00:46 EDT (1,645 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Sat, 26 Oct 2019 at 06:39 EDT (1,645 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°31'. Sat, 26 Oct 2019 at 12:51 EDT (1,645 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sun, 27 Oct 2019 (1,644 days ago) in Perseus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 27 Oct 2019 at 23:39 EDT (1,644 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Mon, 28 Oct 2019 at 04:07 EDT (1,643 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°54'. Tue, 29 Oct 2019 at 09:31 EDT (1,642 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°40'. Tue, 29 Oct 2019 at 10:54 EDT (1,642 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°43'. Wed, 30 Oct 2019 at 04:22 EDT (1,641 days ago) in Libra

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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. Wed, 30 Oct 2019 at 09:33 EDT (1,641 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°18'. Thu, 31 Oct 2019 at 10:22 EDT (1,640 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 31 Oct 2019 at 10:41 EDT (1,640 days ago) in Ophiuchus