Astronomy – October 2019

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to the distance
from Earth and are shown at 0h Universal Time.
3 Asteroid Pallas is in conjunction with the Sun, 2h UT
4 First Quarter Moon occurs at 6h58m UT
The Moon passes 4° south of Neptune, 12h UT
5 The Moon is at apogee (404,446 kilometers from Earth), 4h08m UT
8 The Moon passes 5° south of Uranus, 11h UT
11 Venus passes 1.8° south of Saturn, 5h UT
12 Full Moon occurs at 5h12m UT
14 Geminid meteor shower peaks
15 Mercury passes 5° north of Antares, 16h UT
18 The Moon is at perigee (370,265 kilometers from Earth), 20h25m UT
19 Last Quarter Moon occurs at 4h57m UT
22 Summer solstice occurs at 4h19m UT
23 The Moon passes 4° north of Mars, 2h UT
26 New Moon occurs at 5h13m UT; annular solar eclipse
27 The Moon passes 1.2° south of Saturn, 12h UT
The Moon passes 0.6° south of Pluto, 15h UT
Jupiter is in conjunction with the Sun, 18h UT
29 The Moon passes 1.0° south of Venus, 2h UT
31 The Moon passes 4° south of Neptune, 21h UT
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