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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 (107 days away) in Scorpius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass within 2°44' of each other. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 at 16:04 EDT (107 days away) in Scorpius

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2021 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 10 Oct 2021 (108 days away) 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 (108 days away) in Capricornus

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2021 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 (109 days away) in Auriga

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Tue, 12 Oct 2021 at 23:25 EDT (110 days away) 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 (112 days away) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass within 3°50' of each other. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 at 04:37 EDT (112 days away) 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 (113 days away) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass within 3°56' of each other. Fri, 15 Oct 2021 at 08:21 EDT (113 days away) in Capricornus

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M33 is well placed The Triangulum galaxy (M33; mag 6.3) is well placed in the sky. Fri, 15 Oct 2021 (113 days away) in Triangulum

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136199 Eris at opposition 136199 Eris is well placed in the sky. Sun, 17 Oct 2021 at 12:40 EDT (115 days away) in Cetus

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Sun, 17 Oct 2021 at 21:12 EDT (115 days away) 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 (116 days away) in Capricornus

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2021 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 (116 days away) in Gemini

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun. Tue, 19 Oct 2021 at 19:51 EDT (117 days away) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Wed, 20 Oct 2021 at 10:56 EDT (118 days away) in Pisces

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Orionid meteor shower 2021 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 21 Oct 2021 (119 days away) in Orion

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136108 Haumea at solar conjunction 136108 Haumea is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 18:08 EDT (119 days away) in Bootes

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Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass within 1°14' of each other. Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 18:39 EDT (119 days away) in Aries