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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. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 at 23:41 EDT (222 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°29'. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 at 05:45 EDT (221 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 at 11:41 EDT (221 days ago) in Leo

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2023 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 (221 days ago) in Cetus

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2023 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 (220 days ago) in Auriga

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 at 13:56 EDT (217 days ago) in Virgo

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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from the Americas. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 at 14:00 EDT (217 days ago) in Virgo

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The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 15 Oct 2023 (216 days ago) in Triangulum

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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. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 at 02:44 EDT (214 days ago) in Libra

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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 at 05:12 EDT (213 days ago) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen and Iraq amongst others. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 at 10:13 EDT (213 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 at 12:18 EDT (213 days ago) in Cetus

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2023 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 (213 days ago) in Gemini

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Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 (211 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 at 01:49 EDT (211 days ago) in Virgo

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Orionid meteor shower 2023 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 21 Oct 2023 (209 days ago) in Orion

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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. Sat, 21 Oct 2023 at 23:29 EDT (210 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Comet 2P/Encke passes perihelion Comet 2P/Encke makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 22 Oct 2023 (209 days ago) in Virgo

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 22 Oct 2023 at 17:36 EDT (209 days ago) in Leo

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Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 at 20:05 EDT (208 days ago) in Leo