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ε-Geminid meteor shower 2028 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 18 Oct 2028 (1,575 days away) in Gemini |
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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 18 Oct 2028 (1,575 days away) in Virgo |
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136199 Eris at opposition 136199 Eris lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 18 Oct 2028 at 23:19 EDT (1,575 days away) in Cetus |
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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. Fri, 20 Oct 2028 at 09:07 EDT (1,577 days away) in Scorpius |
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Orionid meteor shower 2028 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 21 Oct 2028 (1,578 days away) in Orion |
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Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°01'. Sun, 22 Oct 2028 at 01:24 EDT (1,579 days away) in Virgo |
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Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 22 Oct 2028 at 12:46 EDT (1,579 days away) in Pisces |
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Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2028 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 24 Oct 2028 (1,581 days away) in Leo Minor |
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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. Wed, 25 Oct 2028 at 00:53 EDT (1,582 days away) in Capricornus |
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The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed The Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884; combined mag 4.3) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 26 Oct 2028 (1,583 days away) in Perseus |
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136108 Haumea at solar conjunction 136108 Haumea is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 29 Oct 2028 at 01:11 EDT (1,586 days away) in Bootes |
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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, 29 Oct 2028 at 02:54 EDT (1,586 days away) in Pisces |
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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 29 Oct 2028 at 21:36 EDT (1,586 days away) in Virgo |
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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. Mon, 30 Oct 2028 at 08:15 EDT (1,587 days away) in Pisces |
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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. Mon, 30 Oct 2028 at 13:25 EDT (1,587 days away) in Aries |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°43'. Thu, 02 Nov 2028 at 04:33 EDT (1,590 days away) in Aries |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 02 Nov 2028 at 05:17 EDT (1,590 days away) in Aries |
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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 03 Nov 2028 at 19:40 EDT (1,591 days away) in Taurus |
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Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 07 Nov 2028 at 23:46 EDT (1,596 days away) in Aries |
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Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 39'. Thu, 09 Nov 2028 at 14:03 EDT (1,597 days away) in Virgo |