821.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sat, 08 Oct 2022 at 04:53 EDT (632 days ago) in Virgo

822.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 (633 days ago) in Tucana

823.

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, 07 Oct 2022 at 10:30 EDT (633 days ago) in Aquarius

824.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 at 16:57 EDT (634 days ago) in Virgo

825.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2022 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 (634 days ago) in Draco

826.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 (635 days ago) in Sculptor

827.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 at 14:02 EDT (635 days ago) in Capricornus

828.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°04'. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 at 11:51 EDT (635 days ago) in Capricornus

829.

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 2022 (636 days ago) in Tucana

830.

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. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 at 12:33 EDT (636 days ago) in Capricornus

831.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 (637 days ago) in Sculptor

832.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, Chile, Argentina and Falkland Islands. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 at 01:05 EDT (637 days ago) in Sagittarius

833.

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, 02 Oct 2022 at 20:14 EDT (638 days ago) in Sagittarius

834.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 02 Oct 2022 (638 days ago) in Andromeda

835.

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. Sat, 01 Oct 2022 at 16:26 EDT (639 days ago) in Coma Berenices

836.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands amongst others. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 at 05:06 EDT (640 days ago) in Scorpius

837.

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. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 at 02:57 EDT (642 days ago) in Virgo

838.

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. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 (643 days ago) in Tucana

839.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2022 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 (643 days ago) in Sextans

840.

Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 at 15:25 EDT (644 days ago) in Pisces