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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. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 at 11:45 EDT (958 days ago) in Libra

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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, 08 Oct 2021 at 13:27 EDT (958 days ago) in Libra

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Draconid meteor shower 2021 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 (958 days ago) in Draco

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 at 12:14 EDT (957 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°51'. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 at 14:35 EDT (957 days ago) in Scorpius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 at 16:04 EDT (957 days ago) in Scorpius

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab) creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 at 16:58 EDT (957 days ago) in Scorpius

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2021 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 10 Oct 2021 (956 days ago) in Cetus

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 10 Oct 2021 at 22:41 EDT (956 days ago) in Capricornus

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2021 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 (955 days ago) in Auriga

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Madagascar, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka amongst others. Tue, 12 Oct 2021 at 10:49 EDT (954 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Tue, 12 Oct 2021 at 23:25 EDT (954 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°56'. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 at 03:08 EDT (952 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 at 04:37 EDT (952 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°08'. Fri, 15 Oct 2021 at 06:02 EDT (951 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 15 Oct 2021 at 08:21 EDT (951 days ago) in Capricornus

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The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Oct 2021 (951 days ago) 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. Sun, 17 Oct 2021 at 12:40 EDT (949 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. Sun, 17 Oct 2021 at 21:12 EDT (949 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 at 01:13 EDT (948 days ago) in Capricornus