3201.

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. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 at 16:51 EDT (817 days away) in Taurus

3202.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru amongst others. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 at 03:58 EDT (818 days away) in Taurus

3203.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 (818 days away) in Andromeda

3204.

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. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 at 09:25 EDT (819 days away) in Gemini

3205.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 (819 days away) in Sculptor

3206.

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. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 at 08:21 EDT (820 days away) in Cetus

3207.

Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 at 10:22 EDT (820 days away) in Cetus

3208.

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. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 (820 days away) in Tucana

3209.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°08'. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 01:32 EDT (821 days away) in Cancer

3210.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 02:11 EDT (821 days away) in Cancer

3211.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 02:11 EDT (821 days away) in Cancer

3212.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 08:15 EDT (821 days away) in Cancer

3213.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°26'. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 10:50 EDT (821 days away) in Virgo

3214.

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. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 15:44 EDT (821 days away) in Coma Berenices

3215.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 (821 days away) in Sculptor

3216.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2026 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 (822 days away) in Draco

3217.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 10'. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 at 06:16 EDT (822 days away) in Leo

3218.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 at 06:23 EDT (822 days away) in Leo

3219.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, the Americas, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands and the Canary Islands. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 at 06:23 EDT (822 days away) in Leo

3220.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 at 23:09 EDT (822 days away) in Leo