541.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 at 19:32 EDT (2,135 days ago) in Libra

542.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 at 19:27 EDT (2,135 days ago) in Libra

543.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°06'. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 at 17:20 EDT (2,135 days ago) in Libra

544.

δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2018 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 (2,135 days ago) in Auriga

545.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 2018 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 10 Oct 2018 (2,136 days ago) in Cetus

546.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°51'. Tue, 09 Oct 2018 at 20:33 EDT (2,137 days ago) in Virgo

547.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 08 Oct 2018 at 23:48 EDT (2,138 days ago) in Virgo

548.

Draconid meteor shower 2018 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 08 Oct 2018 (2,137 days ago) in Draco

549.

Supernova SN2018hdp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 1716. Sun, 07 Oct 2018 (2,138 days ago)

550.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 07 Oct 2018 (2,139 days ago) in Tucana

551.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 07 Oct 2018 at 18:27 EDT (2,139 days ago) in Virgo

552.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2018 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 06 Oct 2018 (2,140 days ago) in Draco

553.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 05 Oct 2018 (2,141 days ago) in Sculptor

554.

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. Fri, 05 Oct 2018 at 18:26 EDT (2,141 days ago) in Leo

555.

The Small Magellanic Cloud is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC; mag 2.7), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 04 Oct 2018 (2,142 days ago) in Tucana

556.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Thu, 04 Oct 2018 at 06:07 EDT (2,142 days ago) in Cancer

557.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 03 Oct 2018 (2,143 days ago) in Sculptor

558.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 (2,144 days ago) in Andromeda

559.

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. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 at 05:45 EDT (2,144 days ago) in Gemini

560.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sat, 29 Sep 2018 at 23:11 EDT (2,147 days ago) in Taurus