3641.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 31 Aug 2027 at 13:42 EDT (1,150 days away) in Leo

3642.

Aurigid meteor shower 2027 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 01 Sep 2027 (1,151 days away) in Auriga

3643.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°30'. Thu, 02 Sep 2027 at 00:46 EDT (1,152 days away) in Virgo

3644.

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. Thu, 02 Sep 2027 at 14:16 EDT (1,152 days away) in Virgo

3645.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 04 Sep 2027 at 06:18 EDT (1,154 days away) in Virgo

3646.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°11'. Sat, 04 Sep 2027 at 09:46 EDT (1,154 days away) in Virgo

3647.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Fiji amongst others. Tue, 07 Sep 2027 at 05:18 EDT (1,157 days away) in Scorpius

3648.

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. Tue, 07 Sep 2027 at 14:31 EDT (1,157 days away) in Scorpius

3649.

September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2027 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 09 Sep 2027 (1,160 days away) in Perseus

3650.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States, Canada and Mexico. Thu, 09 Sep 2027 at 21:40 EDT (1,159 days away) in Sagittarius

3651.

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. Sat, 11 Sep 2027 at 19:37 EDT (1,161 days away) in Capricornus

3652.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 12 Sep 2027 at 04:12 EDT (1,162 days away) in Leo

3653.

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. Sun, 12 Sep 2027 at 21:10 EDT (1,162 days away) in Capricornus

3654.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 14 Sep 2027 at 02:04 EDT (1,164 days away) in Virgo

3655.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 14 Sep 2027 (1,164 days away) in Virgo

3656.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 15 Sep 2027 at 06:16 EDT (1,165 days away) in Taurus

3657.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 15 Sep 2027 at 19:03 EDT (1,165 days away) in Pisces

3658.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°20'. Sat, 18 Sep 2027 at 17:15 EDT (1,168 days away) in Pisces

3659.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 20 Sep 2027 at 19:58 EDT (1,170 days away) in Pisces

3660.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 21 Sep 2027 at 01:49 EDT (1,171 days away) in Taurus