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October 2026
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  • The Moon is at perigee (229,494 miles from Earth)
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  • Venus is stationary
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  • Last Quarter Moon
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  • Saturn is at opposition
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  • The Moon passes 1.2° north of Mars
  • Mercury passes 5° north of Venus
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  • The Moon passes 0.2° north of Jupiter
  • Asteroid Pallas is at opposition
  • The Moon passes 0.6° south of Regulus
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  • New Moon
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  • The Moon passes 3° north of Venus
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  • Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation (25°)
  • The Moon passes 2° south of Mercury
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  • Asteroid Vesta is at opposition
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  • The Moon passes 0.4° south of Antares
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  • Pluto is stationary
  • The Moon is at apogee (251,434 miles from Earth)
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  • First Quarter Moon
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  • Orionid meteor shower peaks
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  • The Moon passes 5° north of Neptune
  • Venus is in inferior conjunction
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  • Mercury is stationary
  • The Moon passes 7° north of Saturn
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  • Full Moon
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  • The Moon passes 5° north of Uranus
  • The Moon is at perigee (226,433 miles from Earth)
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  • The Moon passes 0.5° north of dwarf planet Ceres

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