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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 at 16:51 EDT (74 days away) in Taurus

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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 countries and territories including Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia amongst others. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 at 03:58 EDT (75 days away) in Taurus

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The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 (75 days away) in Andromeda

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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. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 at 09:25 EDT (76 days away) in Gemini

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NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 (76 days away) in Sculptor

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Saturn at opposition Saturn is optimally positioned for observation, appearing at its closest, brightest and largest. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 at 08:21 EDT (77 days away) in Cetus

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Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 at 10:22 EDT (77 days away) in Cetus

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The Small Magellanic Cloud is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC; mag 2.7), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 (77 days away) in Tucana

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°08'. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 01:32 EDT (78 days away) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 02:11 EDT (78 days away) in Cancer

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 02:11 EDT (78 days away) in Cancer

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136472 Makemake at solar conjunction 136472 Makemake is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 06:53 EDT (78 days away) in Coma Berenices

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 08:15 EDT (78 days away) in Cancer

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°26'. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 10:50 EDT (78 days away) in Virgo

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NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 (78 days away) in Sculptor

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2026 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 (79 days away) in Draco

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 10'. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 at 06:16 EDT (79 days away) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 at 06:23 EDT (79 days away) in Leo

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Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Africa, the Americas, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands and the Canary Islands. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 at 06:23 EDT (79 days away) in Leo

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Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Africa. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 at 23:09 EDT (79 days away) in Leo