2261.

Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 29 Sep 2024 at 12:46 EDT (86 days away) in Pisces

2262.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 at 17:19 EDT (87 days away) in Virgo

2263.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 (88 days away) in Andromeda

2264.

Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from southern Argentina and southern Chile. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 at 14:45 EDT (89 days away) in Virgo

2265.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 at 14:50 EDT (89 days away) in Virgo

2266.

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. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 at 15:39 EDT (89 days away) in Virgo

2267.

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. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 at 04:19 EDT (90 days away) in Coma Berenices

2268.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 (90 days away) in Sculptor

2269.

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 2024 (91 days away) in Tucana

2270.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 (91 days away) in Sculptor

2271.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2024 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 (92 days away) in Draco

2272.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 at 14:00 EDT (92 days away) in Libra

2273.

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. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 at 14:39 EDT (92 days away) in Libra

2274.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°00'. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 at 16:26 EDT (92 days away) in Libra

2275.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 06 Oct 2024 (93 days away) in Tucana

2276.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Saint Helena and Namibia. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 at 15:25 EDT (94 days away) in Scorpius

2277.

Draconid meteor shower 2024 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 (95 days away) in Draco

2278.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 at 02:54 EDT (96 days away) in Taurus

2279.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 2024 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 (97 days away) in Cetus

2280.

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, 10 Oct 2024 at 14:55 EDT (97 days away) in Sagittarius