541.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 06 Oct 2028 (1,560 days away) in Tucana

542.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°40'. Fri, 06 Oct 2028 at 02:17 EDT (1,560 days away) in Aries

543.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2028 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 05 Oct 2028 (1,559 days away) in Draco

544.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 04 Oct 2028 (1,558 days away) in Sculptor

545.

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 (1,558 days away) in Tucana

546.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 03 Oct 2028 at 12:24 EDT (1,557 days away) in Pisces

547.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Oct 2028 (1,556 days away) in Sculptor

548.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 02 Oct 2028 at 06:33 EDT (1,556 days away) in Virgo

549.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 01 Oct 2028 (1,555 days away) in Andromeda

550.

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 (1,555 days away) in Pisces

551.

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 (1,554 days away) in Aquarius

552.

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 (1,554 days away) in Virgo

553.

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 (1,553 days away) in Cetus

554.

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 (1,553 days away) in Virgo

555.

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 (1,551 days away) in Tucana

556.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2028 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 27 Sep 2028 (1,551 days away) in Sextans

557.

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 (1,549 days away) in Sagittarius

558.

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 (1,548 days away) in Sculptor

559.

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 (1,546 days away) in Virgo

560.

Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin passes perigee Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 21 Sep 2028 (1,545 days away) in Eridanus