3681.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa. Mon, 04 Oct 2027 at 13:47 EDT (1,184 days away) in Scorpius

3682.

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. Tue, 05 Oct 2027 (1,185 days away) in Tucana

3683.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 05 Oct 2027 (1,185 days away) in Sculptor

3684.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2027 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 06 Oct 2027 (1,186 days away) in Draco

3685.

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. Wed, 06 Oct 2027 at 21:24 EDT (1,186 days away) in Coma Berenices

3686.

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, 07 Oct 2027 at 07:48 EDT (1,187 days away) in Sagittarius

3687.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 07 Oct 2027 (1,187 days away) in Tucana

3688.

Draconid meteor shower 2027 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 09 Oct 2027 (1,189 days away) in Draco

3689.

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, 09 Oct 2027 at 11:46 EDT (1,189 days away) in Capricornus

3690.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°10'. Sun, 10 Oct 2027 at 09:04 EDT (1,190 days away) in Virgo

3691.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 2027 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 10 Oct 2027 (1,190 days away) in Cetus

3692.

δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2027 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 11 Oct 2027 (1,191 days away) in Auriga

3693.

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. Tue, 12 Oct 2027 at 06:32 EDT (1,192 days away) in Aquarius

3694.

Comet 104P/Kowal passes perihelion Comet 104P/Kowal makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 12 Oct 2027 (1,192 days away) in Cancer

3695.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 15 Oct 2027 at 09:46 EDT (1,195 days away) in Pisces

3696.

The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Oct 2027 (1,195 days away) in Triangulum

3697.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°17'. Fri, 15 Oct 2027 at 20:10 EDT (1,195 days away) in Pisces

3698.

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, 17 Oct 2027 at 20:27 EDT (1,197 days away) in Pisces

3699.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 18 Oct 2027 at 07:29 EDT (1,198 days away) in Taurus

3700.

ε-Geminid meteor shower 2027 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 18 Oct 2027 (1,199 days away) in Gemini