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Saturn at conjunction with the Sun at 1h UT. The ringed planet passes into the morning sky.
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Last Quarter Moon at 3:52 UT.
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (morning sky) at 5h UT.
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Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 21h UT.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 14h UT (359,455 km; 33.2').
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New Moon at 18:45 UT. Start of lunation 1086.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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9
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Moon near Venus (28° from Sun, evening sky) at 19h UT. Mag -4.5.
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10
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Moon near Mars (31° from Sun, evening sky) at 0h UT. Mag. +1.5.
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11
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Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 17h UT.
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14
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First Quarter Moon at 21:28 UT.
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17
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Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 1h UT. The planet passes into the evening sky.
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18
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 18h UT (distance 405,428 km; angular size 29.5').
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Moon near Jupiter at 4h UT. Mag. -2.8.
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Orionid meteor shower peaks. Arises from the debris field of Comet Halley. Active from October 2 to November 7. Produces very fast (66 km/sec), generally faint meteors (20 per hour). Observe in the pre-dawn hours of October 21st; radiant located near Orion's club asterism. Unfavorable viewing conditions this year due to excessive moonlight.
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Full Moon at 1:37 UT.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 12h UT.
• Pleiades (star cluster) (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Aldebaran (morning sky) at 6h UT.
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Venus at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 1h UT. The planet passes into the morning sky.
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Moon near Pollux (morning sky) at 12h UT.
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30
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Last Quarter Moon at 12:46 UT.
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (morning sky) at 14h UT.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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