301.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 27 Sep 2030 at 05:55 EDT (2,234 days away) in Virgo

302.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2030 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Sep 2030 (2,234 days away) in Sextans

303.

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. Fri, 27 Sep 2030 (2,234 days away) in Tucana

304.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 28 Sep 2030 at 05:21 EDT (2,235 days away) in Taurus

305.

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. Sun, 29 Sep 2030 at 10:59 EDT (2,236 days away) in Virgo

306.

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. Mon, 30 Sep 2030 at 11:36 EDT (2,237 days away) in Libra

307.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 30 Sep 2030 at 19:58 EDT (2,237 days away) in Libra

308.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°54'. Mon, 30 Sep 2030 at 20:27 EDT (2,237 days away) in Libra

309.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 02 Oct 2030 (2,239 days away) in Andromeda

310.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 03 Oct 2030 (2,240 days away) in Sculptor

311.

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. Thu, 03 Oct 2030 at 23:56 EDT (2,240 days away) in Sagittarius

312.

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. Fri, 04 Oct 2030 (2,241 days away) in Tucana

313.

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, 04 Oct 2030 at 23:37 EDT (2,241 days away) in Pisces

314.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 05 Oct 2030 (2,242 days away) in Sculptor

315.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2030 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 06 Oct 2030 (2,243 days away) in Draco

316.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 07 Oct 2030 (2,244 days away) in Tucana

317.

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. Tue, 08 Oct 2030 at 18:20 EDT (2,245 days away) in Pisces

318.

Draconid meteor shower 2030 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 Oct 2030 (2,246 days away) in Draco

319.

136472 Makemake at solar conjunction 136472 Makemake is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 09 Oct 2030 at 13:55 EDT (2,246 days away) in Bootes

320.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 2030 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 10 Oct 2030 (2,247 days away) in Cetus