1221.

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. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 at 14:53 EDT (799 days away) in Capricornus

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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. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 (801 days away) in Sculptor

1223.

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, 25 Sep 2026 at 21:28 EDT (801 days away) in Pisces

1224.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 26 Sep 2026 at 12:48 EDT (802 days away) in Pisces

1225.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 at 02:35 EDT (803 days away) in Cetus

1226.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 at 04:57 EDT (803 days away) in Virgo

1227.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°55'. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 at 08:00 EDT (803 days away) in Cetus

1228.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2026 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 (803 days away) in Sextans

1229.

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. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 (803 days away) in Tucana

1230.

Asteroid 192 Nausikaa at opposition Asteroid 192 Nausikaa makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 at 12:46 EDT (806 days away) in Pisces

1231.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 at 14:03 EDT (806 days away) in Taurus

1232.

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. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 at 16:51 EDT (807 days away) in Taurus

1233.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru amongst others. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 at 03:58 EDT (808 days away) in Taurus

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The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 (808 days away) in Andromeda

1235.

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. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 at 09:25 EDT (809 days away) in Gemini

1236.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 (809 days away) in Sculptor

1237.

Saturn at opposition Saturn 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. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 at 08:21 EDT (810 days away) in Cetus

1238.

Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 at 10:22 EDT (810 days away) in Cetus

1239.

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. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 (810 days away) in Tucana

1240.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°08'. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 01:32 EDT (811 days away) in Cancer