621.

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 (2,107 days ago) in Virgo

622.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 08 Oct 2018 at 23:48 EDT (2,108 days ago) in Virgo

623.

Draconid meteor shower 2018 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 08 Oct 2018 (2,107 days ago) in Draco

624.

Supernova SN2018hdp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 1716. Sun, 07 Oct 2018 (2,108 days ago)

625.

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 (2,109 days ago) in Tucana

626.

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 (2,109 days ago) in Virgo

627.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2018 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 06 Oct 2018 (2,110 days ago) in Draco

628.

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 (2,111 days ago) in Sculptor

629.

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 (2,111 days ago) in Leo

630.

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 (2,112 days ago) in Tucana

631.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Thu, 04 Oct 2018 at 06:07 EDT (2,112 days ago) in Cancer

632.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 03 Oct 2018 (2,113 days ago) in Sculptor

633.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 (2,114 days ago) in Andromeda

634.

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 (2,114 days ago) in Gemini

635.

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 (2,117 days ago) in Taurus

636.

47 Tuc is well placed The second brightest globular cluster in the sky, 47 Tuc (NGC 104; mag 4.0), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 27 Sep 2018 (2,119 days ago) in Tucana

637.

136472 Makemake at solar conjunction 136472 Makemake is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Thu, 27 Sep 2018 at 15:42 EDT (2,119 days ago) in Coma Berenices

638.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2018 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 27 Sep 2018 (2,119 days ago) in Sextans

639.

NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 25 Sep 2018 (2,121 days ago) in Sculptor

640.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Tue, 25 Sep 2018 at 00:18 EDT (2,121 days ago) in Virgo