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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 28 Sep 2019 at 14:27 EDT (1,694 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 28 Sep 2019 at 22:12 EDT (1,694 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°14'. Sun, 29 Sep 2019 at 18:01 EDT (1,693 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 01 Oct 2019 at 00:12 EDT (1,691 days ago) in Libra

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The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 02 Oct 2019 (1,690 days ago) in Andromeda

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 03 Oct 2019 at 02:18 EDT (1,689 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°52'. Thu, 03 Oct 2019 at 16:22 EDT (1,689 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, 03 Oct 2019 at 16:56 EDT (1,689 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 03 Oct 2019 (1,689 days ago) in Sculptor

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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, 05 Oct 2019 at 12:47 EDT (1,687 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 15'. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 at 16:36 EDT (1,687 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 at 16:36 EDT (1,687 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 at 16:36 EDT (1,687 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 (1,687 days ago) in Tucana

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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. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 (1,687 days ago) in Sculptor

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October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2019 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 06 Oct 2019 (1,686 days ago) in Draco

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NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 07 Oct 2019 (1,685 days ago) in Tucana

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Draconid meteor shower 2019 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 09 Oct 2019 (1,683 days ago) in Draco

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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. Thu, 10 Oct 2019 at 12:55 EDT (1,682 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Thu, 10 Oct 2019 at 14:28 EDT (1,682 days ago) in Aquarius