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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 (2,040 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 (2,037 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 (2,037 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 (2,037 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 (2,036 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 (2,035 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 (2,035 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 (2,034 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 (2,034 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 (2,033 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 (2,033 days ago) in Capricornus

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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2018 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 (2,033 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 (2,033 days ago) in Bootes

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Orionid meteor shower 2018 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 21 Oct 2018 (2,030 days ago) in Orion

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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. Sun, 21 Oct 2018 at 13:41 EDT (2,030 days ago) in Aquarius

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Supernova SN2018hna discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 7534. Sun, 21 Oct 2018 (2,029 days ago)

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Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 23 Oct 2018 at 20:38 EDT (2,028 days ago) in Aries

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 24 Oct 2018 at 12:45 EDT (2,027 days ago) in Pisces

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Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2018 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 24 Oct 2018 (2,027 days ago) in Leo Minor

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Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Fri, 26 Oct 2018 at 10:11 EDT (2,025 days ago) in Virgo