2241.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 at 06:07 EDT (74 days away) in Aquarius

2242.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Australia, Canada and Mexico amongst others. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 at 06:07 EDT (74 days away) in Aquarius

2243.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 18'. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 at 06:21 EDT (74 days away) in Aquarius

2244.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 at 22:34 EDT (74 days away) in Pisces

2245.

Partial lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Antarctica, Africa, Europe, Western Asia and south-western Russia. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 at 22:45 EDT (74 days away) in Pisces

2246.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, the Contiguous United States, Mexico and Alaska amongst others. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 at 03:04 EDT (75 days away) in Pisces

2247.

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. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 at 09:22 EDT (75 days away) in Pisces

2248.

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, 20 Sep 2024 at 20:08 EDT (77 days away) in Pisces

2249.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 22 Sep 2024 at 06:57 EDT (79 days away) in Taurus

2250.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Sun, 22 Sep 2024 at 08:42 EDT (79 days away) in Virgo

2251.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 at 18:22 EDT (80 days away) in Taurus

2252.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°50'. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 at 19:22 EDT (80 days away) in Taurus

2253.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa and Western Asia. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 at 22:08 EDT (80 days away) in Taurus

2254.

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. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 at 14:50 EDT (81 days away) in Auriga

2255.

NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 (81 days away) in Sculptor

2256.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°53'. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 at 07:50 EDT (82 days away) in Gemini

2257.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 at 08:45 EDT (82 days away) in Gemini

2258.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2024 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 (84 days away) in Sextans

2259.

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 (84 days away) in Sextans

2260.

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 2024 (84 days away) in Tucana