181.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada and Alaska. Thu, 13 Oct 2016 at 01:25 EDT (2,834 days ago) in Aquarius

182.

δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2016 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 10 Oct 2016 (2,836 days ago) in Auriga

183.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 2016 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 09 Oct 2016 (2,837 days ago) in Cetus

184.

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. Sun, 09 Oct 2016 at 00:33 EDT (2,838 days ago) in Sagittarius

185.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°00'. Sat, 08 Oct 2016 at 08:06 EDT (2,839 days ago) in Sagittarius

186.

Draconid meteor shower 2016 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 08 Oct 2016 (2,839 days ago) in Draco

187.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 07 Oct 2016 (2,840 days ago) in Tucana

188.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Oct 2016 at 04:43 EDT (2,841 days ago) in Ophiuchus

189.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°48'. Thu, 06 Oct 2016 at 03:42 EDT (2,841 days ago) in Ophiuchus

190.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2016 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 05 Oct 2016 (2,842 days ago) in Draco

191.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 04 Oct 2016 (2,843 days ago) in Sculptor

192.

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. Tue, 04 Oct 2016 (2,843 days ago) in Tucana

193.

The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Tue, 04 Oct 2016 at 07:03 EDT (2,843 days ago) in Libra

194.

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. Mon, 03 Oct 2016 at 23:43 EDT (2,844 days ago) in Libra

195.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 03 Oct 2016 (2,844 days ago) in Sculptor

196.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°02'. Mon, 03 Oct 2016 at 13:28 EDT (2,844 days ago) in Libra

197.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Oct 2016 (2,846 days ago) in Andromeda

198.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 30 Sep 2016 at 20:12 EDT (2,847 days ago) in Virgo

199.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 29 Sep 2016 (2,848 days ago) in Leo

200.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 42'. Thu, 29 Sep 2016 at 06:41 EDT (2,848 days ago) in Leo