1.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Sat, 30 Aug 2025 at 23:25 PDT (14 days ago) in Scorpius

2.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, New Zealand and Macquarie Island. Sun, 31 Aug 2025 at 03:24 PDT (13 days ago) in Scorpius

3.

Aurigid meteor shower 2025 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 31 Aug 2025 (12 days ago) in Auriga

4.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Sun, 31 Aug 2025 at 20:50 PDT (13 days ago) in Cancer

5.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 at 02:32 PDT (8 days ago) in Capricornus

6.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 at 22:17 PDT (8 days ago) in Taurus

7.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 07 Sep 2025 at 11:08 PDT (6 days ago) in Aquarius

8.

Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Russia, Africa, Oceania and Europe. Sun, 07 Sep 2025 at 11:11 PDT (6 days ago) in Aquarius

9.

Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune The Moon, Saturn and Neptune pass close to one another. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 at 10:11 PDT (5 days ago) in Pisces

10.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°59'. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 at 13:20 PDT (5 days ago) in Pisces

11.

September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2025 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 09 Sep 2025 (4 days ago) in Perseus

12.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 at 05:09 PDT (3 days ago) in Pisces

13.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 12 Sep 2025 at 15:10 PDT (9 hours ago) in Taurus

14.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 13 Sep 2025 at 04:00 PDT (3 hours away) in Leo

15.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Sun, 14 Sep 2025 at 03:33 PDT (Tomorrow) in Taurus

16.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Mexico, the Contiguous United States, French Polynesia and Kiribati amongst others. Sun, 14 Sep 2025 at 05:21 PDT (Tomorrow) in Taurus

17.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°33'. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 at 04:05 PDT (3 days away) in Gemini

18.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 at 05:42 PDT (3 days away) in Gemini

19.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 48'. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 at 04:46 PDT (6 days away) in Leo

20.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 at 05:30 PDT (6 days away) in Leo