41.

Draconid meteor shower 2018 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 08 Oct 2018 (2,028 days ago) in Draco

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 08 Oct 2018 at 23:48 EDT (2,029 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°51'. Tue, 09 Oct 2018 at 20:33 EDT (2,028 days ago) in Virgo

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Southern Taurid meteor shower 2018 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 10 Oct 2018 (2,027 days ago) in Cetus

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δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2018 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 (2,026 days ago) in Auriga

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°06'. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 at 17:20 EDT (2,026 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 at 19:27 EDT (2,026 days ago) in Libra

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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. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 at 19:32 EDT (2,026 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°48'. Sun, 14 Oct 2018 at 11:14 EDT (2,023 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°47'. Sun, 14 Oct 2018 at 22:45 EDT (2,023 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 14 Oct 2018 at 22:57 EDT (2,023 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 15 Oct 2018 (2,022 days ago) in Triangulum

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 16 Oct 2018 at 05:12 EDT (2,021 days ago) in Libra

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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. Tue, 16 Oct 2018 at 14:02 EDT (2,021 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 17 Oct 2018 at 01:18 EDT (2,020 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Wed, 17 Oct 2018 at 15:15 EDT (2,020 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 at 08:12 EDT (2,019 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°56'. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 at 09:01 EDT (2,019 days ago) in Capricornus

59.

ε-Geminid meteor shower 2018 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 (2,019 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 at 19:32 EDT (2,019 days ago) in Bootes