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Minor Oct 27
Moon occults 64 Ari

Star mag 5.5, Moon illumination: 97%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

17:29 UTC
Sky 3D
Notable Oct 28
Moon occults 17 Tau

Star mag 3.7, Moon illumination: 95%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

00:42 UTC
Sky 3D
Minor Oct 28
Moon occults 16 Tau

Star mag 5.5, Moon illumination: 95%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

00:44 UTC
Sky 3D
Minor Oct 28
Moon occults 19 Tau

Star mag 4.3, Moon illumination: 95%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

00:57 UTC
Sky 3D
Notable Oct 28
Moon occults 20 Tau

Star mag 3.9, Moon illumination: 95%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

01:08 UTC
Sky 3D

October 2026

Lunar (4)
Oct 3
13:26
Last Quarter Moon Minor 3D

Illumination: 50%

in Gemini
Oct 10
15:51
New Moon Notable 3D

Illumination: 0%

in Virgo
Oct 18
16:13
First Quarter Moon Minor 3D

Illumination: 50%

in Sagittarius
Oct 26
04:13
Full Moon Notable 3D

Illumination: 100%

in Aries
Planetary (5)
Oct 4
14:07
Saturn at Opposition Notable 3D

Magnitude 0.3, distance 8.43 AU

in Cetus
Oct 4
14:21
Pallas at Opposition Minor 3D

Magnitude 8.3, distance 1.85 AU

in Cetus
Oct 12
10:03
Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation Minor 3D

25.2° from Sun, visible in the evening sky. Magnitude 0.0

in Libra
Oct 13
08:15
Vesta at Opposition Notable 3D

Magnitude 6.4, distance 1.48 AU

in Cetus
Oct 17
11:46
Herculina at Opposition Minor 3D

Magnitude 10.7, distance 2.29 AU

in Cetus
Conjunctions (5)
Oct 5
06:12
Moon near Mars Minor Sky 3D

Separation: 1.1°, Moon illumination: 31%

in Cancer
Oct 6
10:27
Moon near Jupiter Notable Sky 3D

Separation: 0.2°, Moon illumination: 20%

in Leo
Oct 12
04:37
Moon near Venus Minor Sky 3D

Separation: 2.8°, Moon illumination: 2%

in Virgo
Oct 12
18:45
Moon near Mercury Minor Sky 3D

Separation: 2.0°, Moon illumination: 5%

in Libra
Oct 23
23:20
Moon near Neptune Minor Sky 3D

Separation: 4.3°, Moon illumination: 94%

in Pisces
Meteor Showers (2)
Oct 8
04:00
Draconids Meteor Shower Peak Minor Sky 3D

Expected ZHR: ~10

in Draco
Oct 21
04:00
Orionids Meteor Shower Peak Notable Sky 3D

Expected ZHR: ~20 (strong moonlight may interfere)

in Orion
Occultations (74)
Oct 1
03:35
Moon occults 44 Tau Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.4, Moon illumination: 76%. Visible from a wide area.

in Taurus
Oct 1
07:21
Moon occults Phi Tau Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.0, Moon illumination: 75%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 1
07:45
Moon occults Chi Tau Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.4, Moon illumination: 75%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 2
08:00
Moon occults Beta Tau Major Sky 3D

Star mag 1.6, Moon illumination: 64%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 2
18:04
Moon occults 136 Tau Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.6, Moon illumination: 59%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 3
09:39
Moon occults 49 Aur Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.3, Moon illumination: 52%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Auriga
Oct 4
04:33
Moon occults 57 Gem Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.0, Moon illumination: 43%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Gemini
Oct 4
12:42
Moon occults Kappa Gem Notable Sky 3D

Star mag 3.6, Moon illumination: 39%. Visible from a wide area.

in Gemini
Oct 4
22:50
Moon occults Mu Cnc (BS3176) Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.3, Moon illumination: 34%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Cancer
Oct 5
08:55
Moon occults Eta Cnc Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.3, Moon illumination: 30%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Cancer
Oct 6
16:11
Moon occults Psi Leo Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.3, Moon illumination: 18%. Visible from a wide area.

in Leo
Oct 6
22:54
Moon occults Nu Leo Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.3, Moon illumination: 15%. Visible from a wide area.

in Leo
Oct 7
03:10
Moon occults Alpha Leo Major Sky 3D

Star mag 1.4, Moon illumination: 14%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Leo
Oct 7
14:39
Moon occults Rho Leo Notable Sky 3D

Star mag 3.9, Moon illumination: 10%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Leo
Oct 7
17:17
Moon occults 48 Leo Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.1, Moon illumination: 10%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Leo
Oct 8
04:04
Moon occults 59 Leo Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.0, Moon illumination: 7%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Leo
Oct 8
06:02
Moon occults 58 Leo Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.8, Moon illumination: 7%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Leo
Oct 8
13:55
Moon occults 75 Leo Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.2, Moon illumination: 5%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Leo
Oct 8
17:05
Moon occults 79 Leo Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.4, Moon illumination: 4%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Leo
Oct 9
00:03
Moon occults Upsilon Leo Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.3, Moon illumination: 3%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Leo
Oct 10
06:58
Moon occults Chi Vir Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.7, Moon illumination: 0%. Visible from a wide area.

in Virgo
Oct 10
14:22
Moon occults Psi Vir Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.8, Moon illumination: 0%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Virgo
Oct 10
20:52
Moon occults 49 Vir Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.2, Moon illumination: 0%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Virgo
Oct 11
06:11
Moon occults 68 Vir Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.2, Moon illumination: 0%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Virgo
Oct 12
06:36
Moon occults BS 5332 Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.4, Moon illumination: 3%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Virgo
Oct 13
11:19
Moon occults BS 5678 Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.5, Moon illumination: 8%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Libra
Oct 13
22:27
Moon occults 42 Lib Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.0, Moon illumination: 11%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Libra
Oct 14
03:57
Moon occults 1 Sco Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.6, Moon illumination: 12%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Scorpius
Oct 14
04:44
Moon occults BS 5906 Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.4, Moon illumination: 12%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Scorpius
Oct 14
04:56
Moon occults 2 Sco Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.6, Moon illumination: 12%. Visible from a wide area.

in Scorpius
Oct 14
06:55
Moon occults V913 Sco Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.4, Moon illumination: 13%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Scorpius
Oct 14
07:32
Moon occults Pi Sco Notable Sky 3D

Star mag 2.9, Moon illumination: 13%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Scorpius
Oct 14
09:24
Moon occults BS 5969 Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.0, Moon illumination: 14%. Visible from a wide area.

in Scorpius
Oct 14
11:40
Moon occults BS 6001 Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.4, Moon illumination: 14%. Visible from a wide area.

in Scorpius
Oct 14
17:11
Moon occults Sigma Sco Notable Sky 3D

Star mag 2.9, Moon illumination: 16%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Scorpius
Oct 14
21:04
Moon occults Alpha Sco Major Sky 3D

Star mag 1.0, Moon illumination: 17%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Scorpius
Oct 15
21:21
Moon occults 43 Oph Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.3, Moon illumination: 25%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Ophiuchus
Oct 16
08:09
Moon occults 3 Sgr Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.5, Moon illumination: 29%. Visible from a wide area.

in Sagittarius
Oct 16
17:15
Moon occults BS 6766 Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.6, Moon illumination: 32%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Sagittarius
Oct 16
21:56
Moon occults BS 6842 Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.7, Moon illumination: 34%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Sagittarius
Oct 17
10:21
Moon occults Phi Sgr Notable Sky 3D

Star mag 3.2, Moon illumination: 38%. Visible from a wide area.

in Sagittarius
Oct 17
14:52
Moon occults Sigma Sgr Notable Sky 3D

Star mag 2.0, Moon illumination: 40%. Visible from a wide area.

in Sagittarius
Oct 18
00:21
Moon occults Psi Sgr Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.8, Moon illumination: 44%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Sagittarius
Oct 18
05:01
Moon occults Chi1 Sgr Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.0, Moon illumination: 46%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Sagittarius
Oct 18
09:58
Moon occults 52 Sgr Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.6, Moon illumination: 48%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Sagittarius
Oct 20
06:05
Moon occults Theta Cap Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.1, Moon illumination: 65%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Capricornus
Oct 20
10:43
Moon occults 30 Cap Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.4, Moon illumination: 67%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Capricornus
Oct 20
13:26
Moon occults Iota Cap Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.3, Moon illumination: 68%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Capricornus
Oct 20
23:51
Moon occults 42 Cap Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.2, Moon illumination: 72%. Visible from a wide area.

in Capricornus
Oct 21
05:15
Moon occults Mu Cap Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.1, Moon illumination: 74%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Capricornus
Oct 21
14:09
Moon occults 38 Aqr Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.5, Moon illumination: 77%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Aquarius
Oct 23
14:37
Moon occults Lambda Psc Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.5, Moon illumination: 92%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Pisces
Oct 25
18:57
Moon occults Eta Psc Notable Sky 3D

Star mag 3.6, Moon illumination: 100%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Pisces
Oct 26
06:09
Moon occults Iota Ari Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.1, Moon illumination: 100%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Aries
Oct 26
23:43
Moon occults Nu Ari Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.4, Moon illumination: 99%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Aries
Oct 27
06:50
Moon occults Epsilon Ari (BS887) Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.6, Moon illumination: 98%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Aries
Oct 27
17:29
Moon occults 64 Ari Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.5, Moon illumination: 97%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Aries
Oct 28
00:42
Moon occults 17 Tau Notable Sky 3D

Star mag 3.7, Moon illumination: 95%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 28
00:44
Moon occults 16 Tau Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.5, Moon illumination: 95%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 28
00:57
Moon occults 19 Tau Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.3, Moon illumination: 95%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 28
01:08
Moon occults 20 Tau Notable Sky 3D

Star mag 3.9, Moon illumination: 95%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 28
01:10
Moon occults 23 Tau Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.2, Moon illumination: 95%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 28
01:39
Moon occults Eta Tau Notable Sky 3D

Star mag 2.9, Moon illumination: 95%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 28
02:15
Moon occults 27 Tau Notable Sky 3D

Star mag 3.6, Moon illumination: 95%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 28
02:17
Moon occults 28 Tau Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.1, Moon illumination: 95%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 28
03:11
Moon occults BS 1188 Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.3, Moon illumination: 95%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 28
10:53
Moon occults 44 Tau Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.4, Moon illumination: 93%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 28
14:32
Moon occults Phi Tau Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.0, Moon illumination: 92%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 28
14:55
Moon occults Chi Tau Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.4, Moon illumination: 92%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 29
14:28
Moon occults Beta Tau Major Sky 3D

Star mag 1.6, Moon illumination: 84%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Taurus
Oct 30
00:18
Moon occults 136 Tau Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 4.6, Moon illumination: 81%. Visible from a wide area.

in Taurus
Oct 30
15:31
Moon occults 49 Aur Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.3, Moon illumination: 74%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Auriga
Oct 31
10:06
Moon occults 57 Gem Minor Sky 3D

Star mag 5.0, Moon illumination: 66%. Visible from a wide area.

in Gemini
Oct 31
18:10
Moon occults Kappa Gem Notable Sky 3D

Star mag 3.6, Moon illumination: 62%. Visible from parts of Earth only.

in Gemini
Deep Sky (4)
Oct 5
22:00
Andromeda Best Placed Major Sky 3D

M31 Andromeda Galaxy, M32, M110, NGC 752.

in Andromeda
Oct 9
22:00
Cassiopeia Best Placed Notable Sky 3D

M52, M103, NGC 457 Owl Cluster, NGC 7789. Excellent dark sky conditions.

in Cassiopeia
Oct 20
22:00
Cetus Best Placed Minor Sky 3D

M77 Seyfert galaxy, NGC 246 Skull Nebula. Moon 71% illuminated.

in Cetus
Oct 21
22:00
Triangulum Best Placed Notable Sky 3D

M33 Triangulum Galaxy. Moon 80% illuminated.

in Triangulum

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