541.

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. Wed, 04 Oct 2028 (1,540 days away) in Tucana

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 03 Oct 2028 at 12:24 EDT (1,539 days away) in Pisces

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NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Oct 2028 (1,538 days away) in Sculptor

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 02 Oct 2028 at 06:33 EDT (1,538 days away) in Virgo

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The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 01 Oct 2028 (1,537 days away) in Andromeda

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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, 01 Oct 2028 at 17:38 EDT (1,537 days away) in Pisces

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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, 30 Sep 2028 at 09:43 EDT (1,536 days away) in Aquarius

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Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter 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, 30 Sep 2028 at 08:40 EDT (1,536 days away) in Virgo

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Neptune at opposition Neptune lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 29 Sep 2028 at 22:39 EDT (1,535 days away) in Cetus

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 29 Sep 2028 at 04:51 EDT (1,535 days away) in Virgo

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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. Wed, 27 Sep 2028 (1,533 days away) in Tucana

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Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2028 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 27 Sep 2028 (1,533 days away) in Sextans

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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. Mon, 25 Sep 2028 at 09:10 EDT (1,531 days away) in Sagittarius

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NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 24 Sep 2028 (1,530 days away) in Sculptor

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September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Fri, 22 Sep 2028 at 07:51 EDT (1,528 days away) in Virgo

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Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin passes perigee Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 21 Sep 2028 (1,527 days away) in Eridanus

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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, 20 Sep 2028 at 19:41 EDT (1,526 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°13'. Wed, 20 Sep 2028 at 02:07 EDT (1,526 days away) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica. Wed, 20 Sep 2028 at 01:22 EDT (1,526 days away) in Virgo

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 18 Sep 2028 at 21:13 EDT (1,524 days away) in Taurus