2026 October Astronomy Highlights

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Your guide to the night sky this month,
and a guide for binoculars, and telescope deaf owners,
compiled by Derek Rowley
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2026 October

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All the times are shown in British Summer Times (BST),
applicable for Milton Keynes.

Thursday 1st

• The Moon at perigee

Saturday 3rd

• Moon at Last Quarter

Sunday 4th

• Moon forms a triangle with Castor & Pollux

Sunday 4th

• Saturn at opposition

Sunday 4th

• Conjunction of Venus and Mercury

Monday 5th

• Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

Tuesday 6th

• Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

Wednesday 7th

• Moon near Regulus

Friday 9th

• Mars passes Messier 44

Sunday 11th

• Mars inside Messier 44 (M44)

Monday 12th

• Daylight Moon–Venus Conjunction
  (A difficult observation)

Monday 12th

• Mercury at greatest elongation east

Friday 16th

• The Moon at apogee

Sunday 18th

• Lunar V and Lunar V

Sunday 18th

• Moon at First Quarter

Wednesday 21st

• Orionids Meteor Shower – Peak

Sunday 25th

• The clocks go back on Sunday

Monday 26th

• Full Moon

Tues 27th thru Wed 28th

• Moon moves across M45

Tuesday 27th

• The Moon at perigee

Wednesday 28th

• Occultation: The Moon and Seven Sisters (M45)

Wednesday 31st

• Jupiter, Mars & Regulus ~ look like “Orion’s three-star belt”

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