1301.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 (999 days ago) in Tucana

1302.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 06 Oct 2021 at 04:06 PDT (1,000 days ago) in Virgo

1303.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 05 Oct 2021 (1,001 days ago) in Sculptor

1304.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2021 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 05 Oct 2021 (1,001 days ago) in Draco

1305.

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. Mon, 04 Oct 2021 (1,002 days ago) in Tucana

1306.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 03 Oct 2021 (1,003 days ago) in Sculptor

1307.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 02 Oct 2021 at 21:07 PDT (1,004 days ago) in Libra

1308.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 02 Oct 2021 (1,004 days ago) in Andromeda

1309.

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, 30 Sep 2021 at 07:35 PDT (1,006 days ago) in Coma Berenices

1310.

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, 28 Sep 2021 at 18:57 PDT (1,008 days ago) in Gemini

1311.

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. Mon, 27 Sep 2021 (1,009 days ago) in Tucana

1312.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2021 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 27 Sep 2021 (1,009 days ago) in Sextans

1313.

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. Sun, 26 Sep 2021 at 14:43 PDT (1,010 days ago) in Taurus

1314.

NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 24 Sep 2021 (1,012 days ago) in Sculptor

1315.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Fri, 24 Sep 2021 at 10:08 PDT (1,012 days ago) in Aries

1316.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Wed, 22 Sep 2021 at 12:14 PDT (1,014 days ago) in Virgo

1317.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 at 16:54 PDT (1,016 days ago) in Pisces

1318.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 at 04:33 PDT (1,016 days ago) in Virgo

1319.

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. Sat, 18 Sep 2021 at 09:44 PDT (1,018 days ago) in Aquarius

1320.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 18 Sep 2021 at 02:07 PDT (1,018 days ago) in Capricornus