981.

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. Thu, 07 Oct 2032 at 02:35 EDT (3,005 days away) in Libra

982.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 06 Oct 2032 (3,004 days away) in Tucana

983.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 06 Oct 2032 at 16:22 EDT (3,004 days away) in Gemini

984.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°50'. Wed, 06 Oct 2032 at 03:42 EDT (3,004 days away) in Virgo

985.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2032 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 05 Oct 2032 (3,003 days away) in Draco

986.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 04 Oct 2032 (3,002 days away) in Sculptor

987.

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 2032 (3,002 days away) in Tucana

988.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 04 Oct 2032 at 10:32 EDT (3,002 days away) in Virgo

989.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 04 Oct 2032 at 09:27 EDT (3,002 days away) in Virgo

990.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 02 Oct 2032 (3,000 days away) in Sculptor

991.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°24'. Sat, 02 Oct 2032 at 02:57 EDT (3,000 days away) in Leo

992.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 01 Oct 2032 (2,999 days away) in Andromeda

993.

Conjunction of Mercury and Ceres Mercury and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°28'. Fri, 01 Oct 2032 at 12:52 EDT (2,999 days away) in Virgo

994.

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. Thu, 30 Sep 2032 at 23:02 EDT (2,998 days away) in Leo

995.

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 2032 (2,995 days away) in Tucana

996.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2032 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 27 Sep 2032 (2,995 days away) in Sextans

997.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°47'. Sun, 26 Sep 2032 at 11:07 EDT (2,994 days away) in Gemini

998.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 26 Sep 2032 at 10:30 EDT (2,994 days away) in Gemini

999.

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. Sun, 26 Sep 2032 at 05:12 EDT (2,994 days away) in Orion

1000.

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 2032 (2,992 days away) in Sculptor