Venus reaches inferior conjunction soon. It'll pass between Earth and the sun at 4 UTC on October 24. Then Venus emerges in the morning sky. The post Inferior conjunction — Venus! October 23-24, 2026 first appeared on EarthSky .
Visible planets and night sky guide for October. The 1st quarter moon is today, October 18. See it high at sundown.
One of the year's notable sky events, the Orionid meteor shower, peaks around October 21. Experts have highlighted the best times and optimal viewing directions to spot meteors streaking across the night sky.
October skies bring an impressive visual display as the Moon visits the Teapot asterism at night, while Mars, Jupiter, and Regulus stage a dawn rendezvous.
Saturn's icy moon Tethys transits across the gas giant's disk alongside its shadow, providing observers with the month's best-timed planetary transit opportunity.
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