3161.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 10:22 EDT (783 days away) in Aquarius

3162.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 30 Aug 2026 at 22:32 EDT (785 days away) in Pisces

3163.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°02'. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 at 04:07 EDT (786 days away) in Pisces

3164.

Aurigid meteor shower 2026 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 (787 days away) in Auriga

3165.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 at 08:25 EDT (789 days away) in Taurus

3166.

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. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 at 03:51 EDT (790 days away) in Taurus

3167.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 at 11:06 EDT (790 days away) in Virgo

3168.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 at 22:37 EDT (790 days away) in Taurus

3169.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°00'. Sun, 06 Sep 2026 at 14:26 EDT (792 days away) in Gemini

3170.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 06 Sep 2026 at 15:28 EDT (792 days away) in Gemini

3171.

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. Sun, 06 Sep 2026 at 16:42 EDT (792 days away) in Gemini

3172.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 at 01:54 EDT (794 days away) in Cancer

3173.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 50'. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 at 14:11 EDT (794 days away) in Cancer

3174.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 at 14:44 EDT (794 days away) in Cancer

3175.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Greenland, Russia and the Contiguous United States amongst others. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 at 14:44 EDT (794 days away) in Cancer

3176.

September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2026 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 (795 days away) in Perseus

3177.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 at 15:29 EDT (796 days away) in Taurus

3178.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 at 23:28 EDT (796 days away) in Leo

3179.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°50'. Sat, 12 Sep 2026 at 03:29 EDT (798 days away) in Virgo

3180.

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, 13 Sep 2026 at 15:06 EDT (799 days away) in Virgo