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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. Sat, 29 Oct 2022 at 10:35 EDT (552 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki) creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Sun, 30 Oct 2022 at 06:32 EDT (551 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 30 Oct 2022 at 09:21 EDT (551 days ago) in Taurus

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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, 01 Nov 2022 at 02:37 EDT (549 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°11'. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 at 17:08 EDT (549 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 at 19:25 EDT (549 days ago) 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 2°23'. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 at 16:23 EDT (546 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 at 18:19 EDT (546 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 06 Nov 2022 at 04:29 EDT (544 days ago) in Pisces

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Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Russia, Asia, Oceania and Alaska. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 at 06:00 EDT (542 days ago) in Aries

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 at 06:02 EDT (542 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 at 07:39 EDT (542 days ago) in Aries

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Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, China, Alaska and Mongolia amongst others. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 at 07:39 EDT (542 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 at 11:56 EDT (542 days ago) in Libra

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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. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 at 03:18 EDT (541 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 11 Nov 2022 at 08:14 EDT (539 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°27'. Fri, 11 Nov 2022 at 08:46 EDT (539 days ago) in Taurus

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Asteroid 27 Euterpe at opposition Asteroid 27 Euterpe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 12 Nov 2022 at 11:46 EDT (538 days ago) in Aries

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Northern Taurid meteor shower 2022 The Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 12 Nov 2022 (538 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 at 01:39 EDT (536 days ago) in Gemini