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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 22 Oct 2023 at 17:36 EDT (191 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 (190 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°46'. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 at 03:55 EDT (189 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 at 05:47 EDT (189 days ago) in Aquarius

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136108 Haumea at solar conjunction 136108 Haumea is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 at 09:20 EDT (189 days ago) in Bootes

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Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2023 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 (188 days ago) in Leo Minor

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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. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 at 23:01 EDT (188 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 26 Oct 2023 at 15:01 EDT (187 days ago) in Pisces

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The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed The Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884; combined mag 4.3) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 27 Oct 2023 (186 days ago) in Perseus

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Partial lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Asia, Russia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, Antarctica and Oceania. Sat, 28 Oct 2023 at 16:15 EDT (185 days ago) in Aries

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 28 Oct 2023 at 16:23 EDT (185 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 29 Oct 2023 at 02:10 EDT (184 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°08'. Sun, 29 Oct 2023 at 04:14 EDT (184 days ago) in Aries

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Comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) passes perihelion Comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 29 Oct 2023 (184 days ago)

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 at 11:49 EDT (183 days ago) 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 Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 at 04:24 EDT (181 days ago) in Taurus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 at 17:00 EDT (181 days ago) in Aries

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 at 00:55 EDT (179 days ago) in Aries

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 04 Nov 2023 at 03:16 EDT (178 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 05 Nov 2023 at 03:37 EDT (177 days ago) in Cancer